| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To attack, raid or invade.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To contravene or violate. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To strike, impinge, find or shoot.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Present participle conjugation of the verb assault.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (assault) | 1. Attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman".[Wordnet]. 2. Force (someone) to have sex against their will.[Wordnet]. 3. Attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker".[Wordnet]. 4. To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men; to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or menaces.[Websters]. 5. To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or unfriendly measures; to assail; as, to assault a reputation or an administration.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: assaulting, assaulted, assaults, assaulter, assaulters, assaultingly and assaultedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. Being insulting.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Being dashing. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being offending or irritating. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being ravishing. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being alarming. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being offensive or aggressive.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "ASSAULTING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1518. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ASSAULTING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Attacking with force, or with hostile measures.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of assault. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: assault
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| 2005 July 6 United Nations assault on Cite Soleil, Haiti | Before dawn 6 July 2005, more than 300 heavily-armed United Nations peacekeeping troops in Haiti carried out a major military operation in Cite Soleil, a densely populated residential neighborhood -- one of the poorest communities in Port-au-Prince and a stronghold of support for Lavalas and ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Eyewitnesses claimed there was not a firefight, but rather a slaughter. The operation was primarily conducted by U.N. forces, assisted by Haitian National Police. (references) | ||
| 30th Assault Unit | The 30th Assault Unit (or No. 30 Commando) was a British multiservice combat unit in World War II that collected technical intelligence on German forces during amphibious landings. More specifically, the main operational role of the unit was to move ahead of Allied forces, or to undertake covert infiltrations into enemy territory by any means necessary, to capture intelligence in the form of documents, cipher, radio and radar equipment and weapons. The unit often worked closely with the Intelligence Corps' Field Security Operations. (references) | ||
| 9th Parachute Assault Regiment | The 9th Parachutist Assault Regiment, also known as Col Moschin. It is the fiore nell'occhiello or proudest unit of the current Italian Army — in part due to its distinguished history, but also due to the arduous training which members must undertake. It's motto is Della Folgore L'impeto — which roughly translated is from the thunder-bolt comes impetuous behaviour. Training takes no less than two years for long-term members, and five months for short-term volunteers (with 1-2 years total military service). Roughly equivalent in number, tasking and quality to the world-famous British Army SAS, the 9th — or il nono as it is known in Italian military circles — is capable of operating in all environments. The roughly 700 members train in mountainous, wooded, desert, and amphibious terrain. The 9th's specialty is operating independently of outside support and far from friendly lines. From 2004, "Col Moschin" is integrated inside the Comando Forze Speciali Interarma (C.O.F.S.), Italy's special operations command. (references) | ||
| Aggravated assault | A reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Aggravated assault | Aggravated assault is a form of violent crime. (references) | ||
| Air assault | Air assault (or air mobile) is the movement of forces by helicopter to engage and destroy enemy forces or to seize and hold key terrain. In addition to regular infantry training, these forces usually receive training in rappelling and air transportation, and their equipment is sometimes modified as well to allow better transportation in aircraft. Due to the transport load restrictions of those aircraft, air assault troops are usually light infantry. (references) | ||
| Air Assault Badge | The Air Assault Badge is a military badge of the United States Army which was first created in 1974. Originally known as the "Airmobile Badge", the badge was initially authorized only for wear by members of the 101st Airborne Division upon permission from the division commander. (references) | ||
| Air Assault on Crete | Air Assault on Crete is a wargame published by the Avalon Hill game company in 1977. It also includes a bonus game entitled Invasion of Malta-1942. Each game has its own pieces and mapboards and share a minimum of equipment between them. (references) | ||
| Air Force Academy sexual assault scandal | The Air Force Academy sexual assault scandal began with an anonymous email on January 2, 2003 to the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Senator Wayne Allard, Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, other U.S. Congressmen, and media representatives. The e-mail asserted there was a significant sexual assault problem at the United States Air Force Academy that had been ignored by the Academy’s leadership. The Secretary immediately directed the General Counsel of the U.S. Air Force (SAF/GC) to establish a high-level Working Group to review cadet complaints concerning the Academy’s program of deterrence and response to sexual assault. The Secretary also tasked the Working Group to review allegations of sexual assault reported from January 1993 through December 2002. The Secretary subsequently directed the U.S. Air Force Inspector General to review individual U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) cases and to investigate cadet complaints concerning the alleged mishandling of sexual assault cases. In due course these investigations were carried out and a report issued on September 14, 2004, [http://www.af.mil/library/posture/usafa_report.pdf Summary of report, pdf file]. (references) | ||
| Alien Assault Traders | Alien Assault Traders is a multiplayer turn based space trading game where players use turns that are accumulated over time to trade goods, build empires and take over the universe. Loosely based on Trade Wars, the code base was forked from the Nova Gaming System and Black Nova Traders. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: assault
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Aggravated assault | Health | An unlawful attack by 1 person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. (references) | |
| Air assault | Military | (DOD) The movement of friendly assault forces (combat, combat support, and combat service support) by rotary-wing aircraft to engage and destroy enemy forces or to seize and hold key terrain. See also assault. (references) | |
| Airborne assault | Military | See assault phase, Part 2. (references) | |
| Amphibious assault | Military | 1: (DOD) The principal type of amphibious operation that involves establishing a force on a hostile or potentially hostile shore. See also assault; assault phase. (references) | |
| 2: The principal type of amphibious operation which involves establishing a force on a hostile shore. (references) | |||
| ANTITANK ASSAULT GUNNER | Occupations | Positions, fires, and maintains antitank and assault weapons, such as recoilless rifle, portable flame thrower, and multishot portable flame weapon: Prepares weapons and equipment for movement. Designates location for and positions weapons. Computes firing data, loads and aims weapons preparatory to firing. Fires antitank and assault weapons at fixed and moving targets. Assists supervisor in leading antitank or assault units to assault positions during combat or training operations, furnishing supporting fire for other infantry units. Assists supervisor in coordinating unit's fire and movement with that of unit supported, adjacent units, and other support units. Constructs and camouflages positions and ground obstacles for antitank and assault squads. Employs, arms, disarms, and removes mines used for local security and antitank defense. Protects weapons and equipment against chemical warfare agents and decontaminates weapons and equipment when exposed to chemical attack. Performs minor repairs to weapons and equipment. May direct fire of other infantry crew-served weapons. (references) | |
| Assault aircraft | Military | (DOD, NATO) A powered aircraft that moves assault troops and/or cargo into an objective area. (references) | |
| Assault area | Military | (DOD) In amphibious operations, that area that includes the beach area, the boat lanes, the lines of departure, the landing ship areas, the transport areas, and the fire support areas in the immediate vicinity of the boat lanes. (references) | |
| Assault area diagram | Military | (DOD) A graphic means of showing, for amphibious operations, the beach designations, boat lanes, organization of the line of departure, scheduled waves, landing ship area, transport areas, and the fire support areas in the immediate vicinity of the boat lanes. (references) | |
| Assault craft | Military | (DOD, NATO) A landing craft or amphibious vehicle primarily employed for landing troops and equipment in the assault waves of an amphibious operation. (references) | |
| Assault craft unit | Military | (DOD) A permanently commissioned naval organization, subordinate to the commander, naval beach group, that contains landing craft and crews necessary to provide lighter age required in an amphibious operation. Also called ACU. (references) | |
| Assault echelon | Military | 1: (DOD) In amphibious operations, the element of a force comprised of tailored units and aircraft assigned to conduct the initial assault on the operational area. Also called AE. See also amphibious operation. (references) | |
| 2: The element of a force that is scheduled for initial assault on the objective area. (references) | |||
| Assault fire | Military | (DOD) 1. That fire delivered by attacking troops as they close with the enemy. 2. In artillery, extremely accurate, short-range destruction fire at point targets. (references) | |
| Assault occasioning actual bodily harm | Law | An offence against life and limb in which a person causes an injury to the person or health of another, or commits an act of aggression against another. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Assault phase | Military | (DOD, NATO) 1. In an amphibious operation, the period of time between the arrival of the major assault forces of the amphibious task force in the objective area and the accomplishment of their mission. 2. In an airborne operation, a phase beginning with delivery by air of the assault echelon of the force into the objective area and extending through attack of assault objectives and consolidation of the initial airhead. See also assault. (references) | |
| Assault schedule | Military | See landing schedule. (references) | |
| Assault wave | Military | See wave. (references) | |
| Indecent assault | Law | An offence offence against sexual integrity in which a person uses threats, force or psychological pressure on another person or makes that other person incapable of resistance in order to compel him or her to tolerate a sexual act similar to intercourse, or any other sexual act. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Indecent assault | Medicine | An assault with indecent intent. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Negligent assault | Law | An assault in which a person causes injury to the person or health of another through negligence. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Offshore Assault Team | Military & Defense | Off-shoot of the Tactical Assault Group specializing in maritime assaults including ships, ferries, and oil rigs. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Tactical Assault Group | Military & Defense | Squadron of the Special Air Service Regiment. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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