Cannonade
[,kænə'neɪd]
Definition
(noun.) intense and continuous artillery fire.
(verb.) attack with cannons or artillery.
Typed by Amalia--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) Fig.; A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.
(imp. & p. p.) of Cannonade
(v. t.) To attack with heavy artillery; to batter with cannon shot.
(v. i.) To discharge cannon; as, the army cannonaded all day.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Attack with cannon, attack with heavy artillery.
Editor: Rosanne
Examples
- This battle at Valmy--it was little more than a cannonade--was one of the decisive battles in the world's history. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- At last, on the 18th of September, after a steady cannonade of nearly twelve hours, Don Frederick, at three in the afternoon, ordered an assault. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The deep cannonade of roaring thunder belched forth its fearsome challenge. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- It was dark when the cannonading stopped all of a sudden. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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