Cannonade

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  • intransitive verb. To assault with heavy artillery fire.
  • intransitive verb. To deliver heavy artillery fire.
  • noun. An extended, usually heavy discharge of artillery.
  • noun. A harsh verbal or physical attack.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To attack with ordnance or artillery; batter with cannon.
  • To discharge cannon; fire large guns.
  • noun. A continued discharge of cannon or artillery; specifically, such a discharge directed against an enemy.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of discharging cannon and throwing ball, shell, etc., for the purpose of destroying an army, or battering a town, ship, or fort; -- usually, an attack of some continuance.
  • noun. Fig.; A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.
  • intransitive verb. To discharge cannon.
  • transitive verb. To attack with heavy artillery; to batter with cannon shot.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Firing artillery in a large amount for a length of time .
  • verb. To discharge artillery fire.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. intense and continuous artillery fire
  • verb. attack with cannons or artillery