All 3 Uses of
assault
in
The Mark of Athena
- "The plant war," Percy said "You're going to arm all the little grapes with tiny assault rifles?"†
p. 123.8 *assault = attack
- Years later, she'd had a panic attack at a water park in Denver, when Percy and she were assaulted by mechanical spiders.†
p. 248.6assaulted = attacked
- She'd been assaulted by chauvinist ghosts.†
p. 541.1
Definition:
to attack someone or something physically or verbally; or to threaten violence