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Stabbing and vehicle-ramming attack
The 2017 Edmonton attack was a stabbing and vehicle-ramming attack that occurred in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on September 30, 2017. Edmonton police constable
2017_Edmonton_attack
Terrorist attack in London
On 22 March 2017, a terrorist attack took place outside the Palace of Westminster in London, seat of the British Parliament. Khalid Masood, a 52-year-old
2017_Westminster_attack
woman and injuring another. 2017 Edmonton attack, Canada (ramming + stabbing; none killed) December 2017 California attack, United States, (ramming immigrant
List of vehicle-ramming attacks
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Terrorist attacks in Spain in August 2017
involved in, the attacks. However, others have since dismissed his claim as a conspiracy theory. At 16:56 CEST (UTC+2) on 17 August 2017, Younes Abouyaaqoub
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Capital of Alberta, Canada
Edmonton shooting, and the 2017 Edmonton attack. Over $100,000 of property damage to Edmonton City Hall occurred in a shooting and firebombs attack on
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Terrorist attack in Stockholm, Sweden
On 7 April 2017, a vehicle-ramming terrorist attack took place in central Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. A hijacked truck was deliberately driven into
2017_Stockholm_truck_attack
2017 terrorist attack in the United States
The Charlottesville car attack was a white supremacist terrorist attack perpetrated on August 12, 2017, when James Alex Fields Jr. deliberately drove his
Charlottesville_car_attack
Terror attack in London
On 3 June 2017, a terrorist vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack took place in London, England. A van was deliberately driven into pedestrians on London
2017_London_Bridge_attack
injured in series of attacks". Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017. "Suspect in Edmonton attack identified; terrorism
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Attack in Manhattan, New York, US
2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017. "New York truck attack: Who is suspect?". BBC News. November 2017. Archived from the original on November 1, 2017.
2017 New York City truck attack
2017_New_York_City_truck_attack
Chronology of Canadian city
ring road in North America.[citation needed] 2017 2017 Edmonton attack (stabbing and vehicle-ramming attack) Completion of the new Walterdale Bridge as
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Form of attack in which a perpetrator rams vehicle into people or structures
A vehicle-ramming attack, also known as a vehicle as a weapon or VAW attack, is an assault in which a perpetrator deliberately rams a vehicle into a building
Vehicle-ramming_attack
This is a list of terrorist incidents which took place in 2017, including attacks by violent non-state actors for political motives. Note that terrorism
List of terrorist incidents in 2017
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Terror attack in London, England
On 19 June 2017, an Islamophobic terrorist attack occurred in Finsbury Park, London, England, when a van was intentionally driven into a crowd of Muslim
2017_Finsbury_Park_van_attack
Vehicle ramming attack in Sept-Sorts, France
Twitter. The attack came just five days after another car ramming attack in Paris that injured six people (see Levallois-Perret attack). "Car rams French
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and subsequent vehicle-pedestrian collisions". Edmonton Police. Edmonton Police Service. October 1, 2017. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018
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Vehicle-ramming attack in Jerusalem
A vehicle-ramming attack occurred in Jerusalem on 8 January 2017. A truck driven by an Arab citizen of Israel plowed into a group of uniformed Israel Defense
2017_Jerusalem_truck_attack
"Edmonton stabbings: One victim left paralysed". BBC News. 5 April 2019. "Vietnam man arrested after killing one, wounding four in school knife attack"
List of mass stabbing incidents (2010–2019)
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Megamall with attractions in Alberta, Canada
West Edmonton Mall (WEM) is a large shopping mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, that is owned, managed, and operated by Triple Five Group. It is the second
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Vehicle-ramming attack in New York City
Rojas on the day of the attack to crash his car. On June 22, the jury found Rojas not responsible because of insanity. In June 2017, attorney Greg Sobo of
2017_Times_Square_car_attack
2017 car attack in Melbourne, Victoria
the early hours of 20 January 2017, Gargasoulas used methamphetamine at his mother's flat in Windsor and then attacked his brother in the street stabbing
January 2017 Melbourne car attack
January_2017_Melbourne_car_attack
TNA professional wrestling event
at the Edmonton Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It will be the 14th event under the Destination X chronology and the first since 2017. The event
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Terrorist attack in Paris, France
was terrorist-related. The attack is part of a series of similar attacks by jihadists in Western countries. On 23 August 2017, French prosecutors pressed
2017_Levallois-Perret_attack
Terrorist attack in Michigan, US
On March 12, 2026, a shooting and vehicle-ramming terrorist attack occurred at Temple Israel, a Reform synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan
2026_Temple_Israel_attack
Vehicle ramming attack in British Columbia, Canada
On April 26, 2025, a vehicle-ramming attack took place shortly after the Lapu-Lapu Day festival, a public celebration of Filipino heritage in Vancouver
2025_Vancouver_car_attack
Revenge attack in Romania in July 1974
(June 2017) Levallois-Perret (August 2017) Charlottesville (August 2017) Sept-Sorts (August 2017) Barcelona (August 2017) Edmonton (September 2017) New
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2024-12-14. "H.B Manager's Son Attacked By Dogs, Dies". Edmonton Bulletin. 1936-12-01. Retrieved 2021-09-18. "EDMONTON, 12". La Patrie. 12 January 1937
List of fatal dog attacks in Canada
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contracts take effect. September 30 – 2017 Edmonton attack; A suspected terrorist vehicle ramming attack occurs in Edmonton. Five people are injured and the
2017_in_Canada
Vehicle-ramming attack in Jinhua, China
On April 22, 2025, a vehicle-ramming attack took place at an elementary school in Jinhua, Zhejiang, China, when a woman drove her car into pedestrians
2025_Jinhua_car_attack
2021 vehicular mass murder in Wisconsin
they had raised more than $6.2 million for the victims of the attack. On the day of the attack, police recovered a damaged Ford Escape and arrested Darrell
Waukesha Christmas parade attack
Waukesha_Christmas_parade_attack
Vehicle ramming attack in Dijon, France
stabbing, this attack on 21 December, and the 22 December 2014 Nantes attack as "the first Isis-linked attacks" in France. In his 2017 book, Words Are
2014_Dijon_attack
Vehicle ramming attack in China
family. On 11 November 2024, just eight days prior the attack, the deadliest vehicle-ramming attack in the past decade in China killed 35 and injured another
2024_Changde_car_attack
Vehicle-ramming and stabbing attacks in England
others were injured when a van was driven into them in three connected attacks in Nottingham in the East Midlands of the United Kingdom. At around 04:00
2023_Nottingham_attacks
Vehicle ramming incident in 2020 in Germany
Graz car attack January 2017 Melbourne car attack December 2017 Melbourne car attack 2017 Times Square car attack Volkmarsen ramming attack "Car kills
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Champs-Élysées car attack
least twelve such targeted attacks on police and soldiers between 2012 and 2017. The attack came two months after another attack on the Champs-Élysées in
June 2017 Champs-Élysées car ramming attack
June_2017_Champs-Élysées_car_ramming_attack
Vehicle-ramming attack in Berlin, Germany
had been the site of a terrorist attack in December 2016. Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2022 Berlin car attack. Brown, Benjamin; Mackintosh, Eliza
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Vehicle-ramming and slashing attack in Germany
after the attack. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said that it was suspected to be an Islamist terrorist attack. A year before the attack, in May 2025
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Terrorist attack in Louisiana, U.S.
involvement in the attack. It is the worst vehicle ramming attack in United States history, surpassing the 2017 New York City truck attack. Federal law enforcement
2025_New_Orleans_truck_attack
Mass murder incident in Mishui, Henan, China
The attack resulted in the deaths of 15 people and injuries to 43 others. The attacker, Yang Zanyun, was sentenced to death and executed. The attack happened
2018_Mishui_vehicle_attack
Prison in Alberta, Canada
The Edmonton Institution (French: Établissement d'Edmonton) is a maximum security federal institution located in the northeastern part of Edmonton, Alberta
Edmonton_Institution
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1993)
professional ice hockey player who is a forward and alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "Nuge" by Oilers
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Mass shooting and arson attack in Michigan, US
On the morning of September 28, 2025, a mass shooting and arson attack occurred at a meetinghouse of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS
2025 Grand Blanc Township church attack
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Vehicle ramming attack in Nantes, France
Leaders Seek to Reassure Public After Attacks". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 7 February 2017. "Copycat attack in second French city – DW – 12/22/2014"
2014_Nantes_attack
This is a list of attacks related to post-secondary schools, such as universities or colleges. These are attacks that occurred on school property, faculty
List of attacks related to post-secondary schools
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Vehicle-ramming attack in Beijing, China
around the loader, some throwing debris and chairs at the vehicle. The attack ended when bystanders smashed a side window of the loader's cab and dragged
2026_Beijing_ramming_attack
Light rail system in Edmonton, Alberta
Edmonton Light Rail Transit, commonly referred to as the LRT, is a light rail system in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It has three lines, 29 stations, and
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vehicles, in and around Nanzuo, killing 11 people and injuring 20 others. The attacker was subdued by intervening citizens. Li Xianliang (李献良) was from Chicun
2010 Yuanshi County tractor attack
2010_Yuanshi_County_tractor_attack
Semi-professional ringette league in Canada
RATH Heat Herd Capitals Wildfire Turbos Révolution Mission Fusion Attack The Edmonton Black Gold Rush (commonly called "The Rush" or "Rushies") is a ringette
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Vehicle attack in Volkmarsen, Germany
described to the courts as a "miracle" that no one had been killed. The attack came only days after nine people were killed in a terrorist shooting spree
2020 Volkmarsen ramming attack
2020_Volkmarsen_ramming_attack
Vehicle-ramming attack in Germany
have previously been targeted by vehicle-ramming attacks, such as the 2016 attack in Berlin. That attack, perpetrated by the Islamic State, killed 12 people
2024_Magdeburg_car_attack
Vehicle-ramming and stabbing in Italy
deliberately rammed pedestrians in Modena, Italy, injuring seven people and then attacking and wounding a pedestrian with a knife during his escape. One of the injured
2026 Modena car-ramming attack
2026_Modena_car-ramming_attack
Crash in Brenham, Texas
of DPS and was at the office for a license renewal. Eight days after the attack, 63-year-old Cheryl Turner of Brenham died from her injuries. Turner's mother-in-law
2024 Texas Department of Public Safety building truck attack
2024_Texas_Department_of_Public_Safety_building_truck_attack
Canadian Forces base in Alberta
Forces Base (CFB) Edmonton, commonly referred to as CFB Edmonton is a Canadian Forces base in Sturgeon County adjacent to the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada
CFB_Edmonton
Incident in December 2017 in Melbourne, Australia
vehicle attack released from hospital". The New Zealand Herald. 22 December 2017. Butt, Craig (21 December 2017). "Live Melbourne CBD attack day two:
December 2017 Melbourne car attack
December_2017_Melbourne_car_attack
Vehicle ramming attack in China
Chinese social media platforms. It is the deadliest attack in China since the May 2014 Ürümqi attack. There was heightened security in Zhuhai, which was
2024_Zhuhai_car_attack
2022 terror attack in the occupied West Bank
vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack killed three Israelis and wounded three others in the West Bank settlement of Ariel. The attacker started by stabbing a security
2022_Ariel_attack
Traffic collision in Liverpool, England
on the day of the parade attack, he acted out of self preservation, fearing for his safety. No other motive for the attack has been offered by Doyle
2025_Liverpool_parade_attack
1991 mass shooting in Texas, U.S.
from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2012. Spellman, Jim (November 9, 2009). "Fort Hood attack stirs painful memories for '91 massacre
Luby's_shooting
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1993)
played for the Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars. After playing junior-age ice
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2026 mass murder in Egypt
أبنوب), a city located in the Asyut Governorate in southern Egypt. The attack resulted in the deaths of eight people and left six others injured. According
Abnub_shooting
2016 Islamist terrorist attack in France
those killed in Nice attack". CTV Edmonton. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016. "The Latest: French author decries attack". WFIE. 15 July 2016. Archived
2016_Nice_truck_attack
Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance. Globe Pequo. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-58574-557-9. "Widow of hunter killed by bear seeks inquiry". Edmonton Journal
List of fatal bear attacks in North America
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Vehicle-ramming attack in Ontario, Canada
810m 883yds Attack began Mel Lastman Square Van stopped On April 23, 2018, a vehicle-ramming attack occurred when a rented van was driven along Yonge
2018_Toronto_van_attack
Vehicle-ramming and stabbing by Hamas in Israel
vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, Israel. Hamas later claimed that the individual was a member and the attack in response to the July 2023
July_2023_Tel_Aviv_attack
Terrorist attack near Azor, Israel
On 14 February 2001, a vehicular attack took place near Azor, Israel. A Palestinian man from Gaza drove a bus into a group of Israeli soldiers who stood
2001_Azor_attack
Canadian filmmaker (born 1979)
woman named Sheena, only to be attacked by a man in a hockey mask with a stun baton when he arrived at the garage in Edmonton rented by Twitchell. After a
Mark_Twitchell
Terrorist attack in England
one had a stab wound and the third was wounded by police gunfire. The attacker, Jihad al-Shamie, was a 35-year-old British citizen born in Syria who lived
2025 Manchester synagogue attack
2025_Manchester_synagogue_attack
Car-ramming attack in Jerusalem
officer. Police labeled the attack as an act of terrorism. Car ramming has increasingly become a terrorist weapon. The attacker was identified as 31-year-old
2023_Ramot_Junction_attack
Mass stabbing and car ramming attack in Shimonoseki, Japan
prisoners on Japan's death row to be executed on 29 March 2012. Uwabe's attack led to controversy over the welfare scheme for victims of crime in Japan
Shimonoseki_Station_massacre
Terrorist attack in Tokyo
A vehicle-ramming attack occurred on January 1, 2019, in Tokyo, Japan. 21-year-old Kazuhiro Kusakabe told authorities he intentionally rammed into pedestrians
2019_Tokyo_car_attack
Vehicle-ramming attack in Germany
Location of the attack 10m 11yds Kiepenkerl On 7 April 2018, a vehicle-ramming attack took place in a pedestrianised square in the old part of Münster
2018_Münster_attack
FC Edmonton 2017 soccer season
The 2017 FC Edmonton season was the club's seventh season of existence. The club would play in North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American
2017_FC_Edmonton_season
Canadian ice hockey player
segregation. Peckham was drafted 75th overall in the 2006 NHL entry draft by the Edmonton Oilers. He made his NHL debut for the Oilers on March 7, 2008, against
Theo_Peckham
Mass murder in Guangdong, China
subsequently executed in April 2024 in connection with the attack. The site of the attack, which occurred during evening rush hour, is one of the busiest
2023_Guangzhou_car_attack
2002 antisemitic terrorist attack in Lyon, France
damage to the synagogue. The attack took place at 1:00 am on a Saturday morning; the building was empty at the time. The attackers wore masks or hoods covering
2002_Lyon_synagogue_attack
Terrorist incident in the West Bank
gunshot wounds in hospital. 2025 Gush Etzion attack 2015 Gush Etzion Junction attack 2014 Alon Shvut stabbing attack Lazaroff, Tovah; Toameh, Khaled Abu; Dennen
2019 Gush Etzion ramming attack
2019_Gush_Etzion_ramming_attack
Fatal vehicle rampage in Oklahoma, US
On October 24, 2015, a vehicle-ramming attack took place during a parade in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States. The local campus of Oklahoma State University
2015 Oklahoma State University homecoming parade attack
2015_Oklahoma_State_University_homecoming_parade_attack
Incident in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
A terrorist ramming attack occurred on 4 August 2014 in Jerusalem, when a Palestinian drove an excavator out of a construction site, injuring several pedestrians
2014_Jerusalem_tractor_attack
2023 vehicle-ramming attack and failed terrorist attempt
Conspiracy theories about the attack began spreading on Twitter from verified accounts, with some theories connecting the attack to the disappearance of a
2023 Lafayette Square U-Haul crash
2023_Lafayette_Square_U-Haul_crash
Spree shooting and vehicle ramming in Turkey
the attack as "heinous" and offered his condolences. Isla Vista attacks Istanbul nightclub shooting 2026 Afyonkarahisar shootings "Shotgun attack in Mersin:
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Canadian ice hockey player (born 1997)
Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre and captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Selected first overall by the
Connor_McDavid
2014 terrorist attack in Jerusalem
On 5 November 2014, in a terrorist ramming attack, a Hamas operative deliberately drove a van at high speed into a crowd of people waiting at the Shimon
November 2014 Jerusalem vehicular attack
November_2014_Jerusalem_vehicular_attack
Incident in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
rail station in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in East Jerusalem. The attack killed a three-month-old girl and a 22-year-old Ecuadorian potential convert
October 2014 Jerusalem vehicular attack
October_2014_Jerusalem_vehicular_attack
Vehicle ramming attack in Zaoyang, China
time, and had wounded his wife and daughter at home shortly before the attack. Nanlin Fang (22 March 2019). "Police shoot driver dead after car rams crowd
2019_Zaoyang_car_attack
Terrorist attack in Scotland
The Glasgow Airport attack was a terrorist ramming attack which occurred on 30 June 2007, at 15:11 BST, when a dark green Jeep Cherokee loaded with propane
2007_Glasgow_Airport_attack
history of the Edmonton Oilers dates back to 1972, when the team was established as a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The team
History of the Edmonton Oilers
History_of_the_Edmonton_Oilers
Familicide in British Colombia, Canada
Location Quatsino, British Columbia, Canada Date March 11, 2002 (2002-03-11) Attack type Mass shooting arson mass murder familicide Weapons Rifle bare hands
Handel_family_murders
Terrorist attack on a popular nightclub in Israel
Aviv nightclub attack was a combined vehicular assault and stabbing attack which occurred on 29 August 2011 when a Palestinian attacker stole an Israeli
2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack
2011_Tel_Aviv_nightclub_attack
Canadian ice hockey player and executive (born 1959)
as head coach and then general manager of the Edmonton Oilers. As a defenceman, he played for the Edmonton Oilers and the New York Rangers from 1979 to
Kevin_Lowe
Vehicular Attack in North Carolina, US
no one was killed in the vehicle-ramming attack, nine people received minor injuries. Shortly after the attack, he turned himself in and was arrested.
2006_Chapel_Hill_attack
Terrorist attack in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada. Four people were killed and a fifth was wounded. The attack was the deadliest mass killing in London's history. It was condemned by
2021 London, Ontario truck attack
2021_London,_Ontario_truck_attack
Vehicle-ramming in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
On 3 March 2025, a vehicle-ramming attack took place in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Alexander Scheuermann drove his car into a crowd at Paradeplatz [de]
2025_Mannheim_car_attack
German footballer (born 1998)
one-year contract with Canadian Premier League side FC Edmonton. He scored his first goal for Edmonton on 31 July against Valour FC, netting the second goal
Tobias_Warschewski
and undocumented wolf attacks on humans in North America in comparison to wolf attacks in Eurasia, and few relative to attacks by other larger carnivores
List of wolf attacks in North America
List_of_wolf_attacks_in_North_America
2022 terrorist attack in Israel
estimated eight minutes, and was the deadliest attack of its kind in Israel since the 2017 Jerusalem truck attack. The four victims who were killed were: Doris
2022_Beersheba_attack
Canadian soccer team
brought to Edmonton by local entrepreneur and Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington, after witnessing the strong support for Brian Rice's Edmonton Black
Edmonton_Drillers_(1979–1982)
Terrorist attacks in Ottawa, Canada
Hill in 1989) 2001 Indian Parliament attack 2006 Ontario terrorism plot 2017 Westminster attack 2017 Tehran attacks Quebec City mosque shooting, another
2014 shootings at Parliament Hill
2014_shootings_at_Parliament_Hill
2024 ice hockey championship series
pass from Sam Bennett. Late in the third period, Edmonton pulled their goaltender for an extra attacker, but with five seconds remaining, Eetu Luostarinen
2024_Stanley_Cup_Final
2026 mass shooting in Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey
School in Şanlıurfa attempted to attack a teacher with a knife. Police officers at the school subdued the attacker, and no one was injured in the incident
2026 Onikişubat school shooting
2026_Onikişubat_school_shooting
Canadian ice hockey player, coach and executive
advisory role with the Rangers on June 26, 2024. He is known for coaching the Edmonton Oilers to four Stanley Cup victories during the 1980s. He played a key
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Boy/Male
Greek
Helps defend Thebes against the attackers.
Female
Italian
Feminine form of Italian Edmondo, EDMONDA means "protector of prosperity."
Boy/Male
American, British, English, French, German, Italian
Protector of Prosperity; Happy Defender; Wealthy Protector
Boy/Male
Greek
One of the attackers against Thebes.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Attack
Boy/Male
Greek
One of the attackers in 'The Seven Against Thebes'.
Boy/Male
English Italian
Happy defender.
Boy/Male
Native American
attacking hawk.
Boy/Male
Greek Latin
One of the attackers of Thehes.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Edmondson.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a nickname for a sarcastic, witty, or spiteful person, from early modern English squibbe ‘lampoon’, ‘satirical attack’. The word, which is probably of imitative origin, is not recorded until the 16th century; the original sense was ‘firework’.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Attacker
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Edgington.
Boy/Male
Norse
Leader of the attack on Hlidarend.
Biblical
Adramyttium the court of death
Girl/Female
Indian
Attack
Male
Italian
Italian form of Anglo-Saxon Eadmund, EDMONDO means "protector of prosperity."
Boy/Male
Greek
One of the Thebes attackers.
Girl/Female
Latin
To seek; to attack.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Nottinghamshire)
English (chiefly Nottinghamshire) : variant of Hart.German : topographic name from Middle High German hurt ‘hurdle’, ‘woven fence’.Dutch : nickname, presumably for a pugnacious or aggressive person, from Middle Dutch hort, hurt ‘strike’, ‘blow’, ‘attack’.
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n.
A military exercise on horseback, in which the combatants attacked each other with lances; a tournament.
v. t.
To assail with unfriendly speech or writing; to begin a controversy with; to attempt to overthrow or bring into disrepute, by criticism or satire; to censure; as, to attack a man, or his opinions, in a pamphlet.
v. t.
To make the object of satire; to attack with satire; to censure with keenness or severe sarcasm.
n.
The act, art, or practice of vaccinating, or inoculating with the cowpox, in order to prevent or mitigate an attack of smallpox. Cf. Inoculation.
n.
Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, an affection characterized by paroxysmal attacks of pain in the buttock, back of the thigh, or in the leg or foot, following the course of the branches of the sciatic nerve. The name is also popularly applied to various painful affections of the hip and the parts adjoining it. See Ischiadic passion, under Ischiadic.
a.
Capable of being attacked.
v.
A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the besiegers; a sortie.
n.
A heap of ore; a mass undergoing the process of amalgamation.
n.
One who attacks.
a.
Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; furious; severe; as, a violent blow; the violent attack of a disease.
v. i.
To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally.
v. i.
To make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state by violence.
n.
Same as Wiver. X () X, the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, has three sounds; a compound nonvocal sound (that of ks), as in wax; a compound vocal sound (that of gz), as in example; and, at the beginning of a word, a simple vocal sound (that of z), as in xanthic. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 217, 270, 271.
v. t.
To engage with; to attack.
a.
Acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on the right of free speech.
v. i.
To make an onset or attack.
n.
The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to defense.
n.
A fatal distemper which attacks sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder. See 1st Fluke, 2.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Attack
imp. & p. p.
of Attack
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