barrage
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
barrage (plural barrages)
- An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.
- hypo en
- (military) A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them.
- 2014, Edward G. Lengel, A Companion to the Meuse-Argonne Campaign, John Wiley & Sons (ISBN 9781118836392), page gbooks l6A6AwAAQBAJ:
- The 75s of V Corps fired a standard rolling barrage, while the larger 155 mm and 8-inch pieces fired standing barrages 500 meters beyond the barrage line. For the rolling barrage, one battery in each battalion fired low, bursting shrapnel instead of the standard high explosive.
- 2014, Edward G. Lengel, A Companion to the Meuse-Argonne Campaign, John Wiley & Sons (ISBN 9781118836392), page gbooks l6A6AwAAQBAJ:
- A concentrated discharge of projectile weapons.
- (by extension) An overwhelming outburst of words, especially of criticism.
- (fencing) A "next hit wins" contest to determine the winner of a bout in case of a tie.
- Type of firework containing a mixture of firework types in one single-ignition package.
- German: Sperrfeuer
- Russian: загради́тельный ого́нь
- Russian: огнево́й вал
- Russian: пото́к
- Russian: барра́ж
barrage (barrages, present participle barraging; past and past participle barraged)
- (transitive) To direct a barrage at.
- Synonyms: bombard
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