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cannonade
[ kan-uh-neyd ]
noun
- a continued discharge of cannon, especially during an attack.
- an attack, as of invective or censure, suggestive of cannon fire; barrage.
verb (used with object)
- to attack continuously with or as if with cannon
verb (used without object)
- to discharge like continuous cannon fire.
cannonade
/ ˌkænəˈneɪd /
noun
- an intense and continuous artillery bombardment
verb
- to attack (a target) with cannon
Word History and Origins
Origin of cannonade1
Example Sentences
The day ended in clouds of pepper spray, water cannonade and multiple arrests.
But “Structures for Life” brings a cannonade of color to Queens, and it’s one of two opportunities to rediscover Saint Phalle in New York right now.
War is beautiful because it combines the gunfire, the cannonades, the cease-fire, the scents, and the stench of putrefaction into a symphony.
Last fall, I wrote it was unlikely that any previous California governor had faced such a simultaneous cannonade of calamities.
Rather than a mission of cannonades and bombardments, the visit was described as a way to hold talks “to reaffirm our close relationships” with allies.
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