(DoD) The climax of an attack, closing with the enemy in hand-to-hand fighting.
(DoD) A phase of an airborne operation 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 phase.
(DoD) To make a short, violent, but well-ordered attack against a local objective, such as a gun emplacement, a fort, or a machine gun nest.
(DoD) 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 the amphibious task force mission.
(DoD) A phase of an airborne operation 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 phase.
(DoD) To make a short, violent, but well-ordered attack against a local objective, such as a gun emplacement, a fort, or a machine gun nest.
(DoD) 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 the amphibious task force mission.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). assault. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/assault/definitions/1960420 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "assault" http://smartdefine.org/assault/definitions/1960420 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
| Harvard | Military Dictionary (DoD) 2011, assault, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/assault/definitions/1960420>. |
| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "assault" 4 April 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/assault/definitions/1960420> |