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Definition of Onsets
1. onset [n] - See also: onset
Lexicographical Neighbors of Onsets
Literary usage of Onsets
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Banquet of Dun Na N-Gedh and The Battle of Magh Rath: An Ancient by John O'Donovan, Ireland) Trinity College (Dublin, Library (1842)
"... the puissant race of Niall out of every difficulty, to respond to the onsets
of Congal, and to protect his own four good-hearted, beloved foster-sons, ..."
2. A History of the Laurel Brigade: Originally the Ashby Cavalry of the Army of by William McDonald, Bushrod Corbin Washington (1907)
"... capture Five Forks—Rosser's division forms rear guard of Fitz Lee's column—Advancing
Federals punished in their onsets—Deep Creek—Brigade, April 5th, ..."
3. Ridpath's Universal History: An Account of the Origin, Primitive Condition by John Clark Ridpath (1899)
"The building by Ramses of a great wall from Pelusium to Heliopolis, ш order to
protect his eastern frontier against the onsets of the Syrians and Arabs, ..."
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