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- Dictionaryfusillade/ˌfjuːzɪˈleɪd/
noun
- 1. a series of shots fired or missiles thrown all at the same time or in quick succession: "marchers had to dodge a fusillade of missiles"
verb
- 1. fire a fusillade at (a place or person): archaic "the Mahdi's adherents fusilladed his palace at Khartoum"
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FUSILLADE definition: 1. a large number of bullets fired at the same time or one after another very quickly: 2. a large…. Learn more.
noun. fu· sil· lade ˈfyü-sə-ˌläd. -ˌlād, ˌfyü-sə-ˈläd, -ˈlād, -zə- Synonyms of fusillade. 1. a. : a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession. b. : something that gives the effect of a fusillade. a fusillade of rocks and bottles. 2. : a spirited outburst especially of criticism. Synonyms. barrage. blitzkrieg. bombardment.
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. [French, from fusiller, to shoot, from fusil, firearm; see fusil.]
Fusillade definition: a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms.. See examples of FUSILLADE used in a sentence.
A fusillade is the simultaneous and continuous firing of a group of firearms on command. It stems from the French word fusil, meaning firearm, and fusiller meaning to shoot. [1]
The noun fusillade describes a quick round of gunfire. To correctly pronounce fusillade , say "FEW sill ahd." The word probably reminds you of fuselage , the part of an aircraft where crew members and passengers sit.
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Definition of fusillade noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. 1. a simultaneous or rapid and continuous discharge of many firearms. 2. something like this. a fusillade of questions. verb transitive Word forms: ˈfusilˌladed or ˈfusilˌlading. 3. to shoot down or attack with a fusillade. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
a general discharge or outpouring of anything: a fusillade of questions. verb (used with object), fu·sil·lad·ed, fu·sil·lad·ing. to attack or shoot by a fusillade.
