əˈtæk ˈbæɹɑːʒ bəˈɹɑːʒ ˈɒnˌɹʌʃ ˈɒnˌsɛt ˈɔnˌsɛt ˈɒnslɔːt (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) the attack began at dawn the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) a barrage of questions a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake a sudden and severe onset of trouble