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Barrage vs Onslaught - What's the difference?

barrage | onslaught |

As nouns the difference between barrage and onslaught

is that barrage is an artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow while onslaught is a fierce attack.

As a verb barrage

is to direct a barrage at; to bombard.

barrage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • an artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow
  • a heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them ()
  • a concentrated discharge of projectile weapons
  • * {{quote-book, year=2006, author=
    • , title=Internal Combustion , chapter=1 citation , passage=Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,
  • (by extension) an overwhelming outburst of words, especially of criticism
  • (fencing) A "next hit wins" contest to determine the winner of a bout in case of a tie.

    • Verb

    (barrag)
  • to direct a barrage at; to bombard

    • Related terms

    * barrage balloon * barrage jamming * rolling barrage ----

    onslaught

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia onslaught) (en noun)
  • A fierce attack.
  • A large quantity of people or things resembling an attack.
    • They opened the doors and prepared for the onslaught of holiday shoppers.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2010 , date=December 28 , author=Kevin Darling , title=West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=The inevitable Baggies onslaught followed as substitute Simon Cox saw his strike excellently parried by keeper Bunn, with Cox heading the rebound down into the ground and agonisingly over the bar. }}

    See also

    * slew