Onset — synonyms, definition

1. onset (Noun)

access accession advance aggression appearance approach arrival assault attack battery beginning bottom brink charge commencement dawn drive effort encounter excursion • • •

onset (Noun) — The beginning or early stages. ex. "the onset of pneumonia"

onset (Noun) — (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons). ex. "the onset began at dawn"

military operation op operation start Blitzkrieg banzai attack banzai charge blitz bombardment bombing charge counterattack countermove coup de main diversion diversionary attack fire firing ground attack incursion penetration strafe strike surprise attack assault