fusillade

Definition of Fusillade in English :

1. burst, fusillade, salvo, volley

rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

Example Sentences:
'our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise'

2. fusillade

attack with fusillade

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fusillade

noun

1.

a simultaneous or rapid continual discharge of firearms

2.

a sudden outburst, as of criticism

verb

3. (transitive)

to attack with a fusillade

noun

1.

a simultaneous or rapid and continuous discharge of many firearms

2.

something like this

a fusillade of questions

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈfusilˌladed or ˈfusilˌlading

3.

to shoot down or attack with a fusillade

n.

1. A discharge from a number of firearms, fired simultaneously or in rapid succession.

2. A rapid outburst or barrage: a fusillade of insults.

tr.v. fu·sil·lad·ed, fu·sil·lad·ing, fu·sil·lades

To attack with a fusillade.