[n] an offensive against and enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn" [n] the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"
attack, oncoming, onrush, onslaught
A, aggravated assault, aggression, albertype, alpha, amphibious attack, appearance, armed assault, assailing, assailment, assault, attack, banzai attack, beginning, birth, blast-off, blitz, blitzkrieg, book printing, breakthrough, charge, chromotypography