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Detailed Synonyms for barrage in English

barrage:

barrage [the ~] nom

  1. the barrage
    the barrage; the weir; the dam
  2. the barrage
    the barrage; the curtain-fires
  3. the barrage
    – the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target 1
    the battery; the barrage; the shelling; the bombardment; the barrage fire
    – the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target 1
  4. the barrage
    – the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) 1
    the barrage; the bombardment; the outpouring; the onslaught
    – the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) 1

barrage verbe

  1. barrage
    – address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage 1
    barrage; to bombard
    – address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage 1
    • barrage verbe
      • The speaker was barraged by an angry audience1
    • bombard verbe (bombards, bombarded, bombarding)
      • The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer1

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Related Definitions for "barrage":

  1. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target1
    • they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops1
  2. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)1
    • a barrage of questions1
  3. address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage1
    • The speaker was barraged by an angry audience1

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