Dictionary Definition
barrage
Noun
1 the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic
communication (spoken or written) [syn: outpouring, onslaught]
2 the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area
rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in
front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours
without pausing" [syn: barrage
fire, battery,
bombardment,
shelling] v : attack
with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry
audience"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From barrageNoun
- an artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow
- a heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them
- a concentrated discharge of projectile weapons
- In the context of "by extension": an overwhelming outburst of words, especially of criticism
- A "next hit wins" fight-off to determine the winner of a bout in case of a tie.
Translations
an artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a
river
- Finnish: pato
a heavy curtain of artillery fire
- Finnish: sulkutuli
a concentrated discharge of projectile
weapons
an overwhelming outburst of words
A "next hit wins" fight-off
Related terms
French
Pronunciation
Noun
fr-noun mExtensive Definition
A barrage may be
- a line or barrier of artillery or depth charge fire: see barrage (artillery)
- a weir or artificial obstruction at the mouth of a tidal watercourse such as the Murray River to increase its depth or maintain a separation between fresh and salt water or reduce the risk of tidal flooding up the river, or for tidal power generation
- a barrage balloon is a tethered balloon intended to present an obstacle to attacking aircraft
- Barrage (Transformers) is the name of two Transformers characters, the first is a deluxe Insecticon.
- Philadelphia Barrage - Professional Lacrosse Team in Major League Lacrosse
- Barrage
(group), the Canadian fiddle group, or
- Barrage (album), their self-titled debut album
barrage in Bulgarian: Бараж
barrage in French: Barrage
(homonymie)
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
aim at, antiaircraft barrage, arch dam, backstop, bamboo curtain,
bank, bar, barrier, bear-trap dam, beat, beating, beaver dam, blast, blitz, bombard, bombardment, boom, box barrage, breakwater, breastwork, brick wall,
broadside, buffer, bulkhead, bulwark, burst, cannon, cannonade, cannonry, cofferdam, commence firing,
creeping barrage, dam,
defense, dike, ditch, drum, drum music, drumbeat, drumfire, drumming, earthwork, embankment, emergency
barrage, enfilade,
eruption, fence, fire a volley, fire at,
fire upon, flare, flutter, fusillade, gate, gravity dam, groin, hail, hydraulic-fill dam, iron
curtain, jam, jetty, leaping weir, levee, logjam, milldam, moat, mole, mortar, mortar barrage, mound, normal barrage, open fire,
open up on, outburst,
palpitation,
paradiddle, parapet, patter, pepper, pitapat, pitter-patter, pop at,
portcullis, pound, pounding, pulsation, rake, rampart, rat-a-tat, rat-tat,
rat-tat-tat, rataplan,
rattattoo, roadblock, rock-fill dam,
roll, rub-a-dub, ruff, ruffle, salvo, seawall, shell, shoot, shoot at, shower, shutter dam, snipe, snipe at, spatter, splutter, spray, sputter, staccato, standing barrage,
stone wall, storm,
strafe, stream, surge, take aim at, tat-tat,
tattoo, throb, throbbing, thrum, thumping, tom-tom, tornado, torpedo, volley, wall, weir, wicket dam, work, zero in
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