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assault
English
Etymology
From Middle English assaut, from Old French noun assaut, from the verb asaillir, from Latin assili?, from ad (“towards”) + sali? (“to jump”). See also assail. Spelling Latinized around 1530 to add an l.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??s??lt/
- (regional, California) IPA(key): /??s?lt/
Noun
assault (countable and uncountable, plural assaults)
- A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- The Spanish general prepared to renew the assault.
- 1814, William Wordsworth, The Excursion, Book 5
- Unshaken bears the assault / Of their most dreaded foe, the strong southwest.
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, for example words, arguments, appeals, and the like
- (criminal law) An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching his person, as by lifting a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at him and missing him.
- (singular only, law) The crime whose action is such an attempt.
- (tort law) An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm.
- (singular only, law) The tort whose action is such an act.
- (fencing) A non-competitive combat between two fencers.
Synonyms
- onfall, onrush
Coordinate terms
- battery
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
assault (third-person singular simple present assaults, present participle assaulting, simple past and past participle assaulted)
- (transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.
- Tom was accused of assaulting another man outside a nightclub.
- Loud music assaulted our ears as we entered the building.
- (transitive) To threaten or harass. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Translations
Middle French
Noun
assault m (plural assauls)
- (chiefly military) assault; attack
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blitzkrieg
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”).
Noun
blitzkrieg (plural blitzkriegs)
- A fast, sudden military offensive, usually combining ground forces with air support.
Derived terms
- blitz
Translations
See also
- sitzkrieg
Further reading
- blitzkrieg on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German Blitzkrieg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bl?ts.kri?/
- Hyphenation: blits?krieg
Noun
blitzkrieg m (uncountable)
- blitzkrieg
Synonyms
- bliksemoorlog
Portuguese
Noun
blitzkrieg f or m (in variation) (plural blitzkriegs)
- blitzkrieg (fast military offensive)
- Synonym: guerra-relâmpago
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