cannonade

(kan′ən ād′)

noun

a continuous firing of artillery

Origin: Fr canonnade < canon, cannon

to attack or fire at with artillery

intransitive verb

to fire artillery

See cannonade in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb can·non·ad·ed, can·non·ad·ing, can·non·ades

verb, transitive

To assault with heavy artillery fire.

verb, intransitive

To deliver heavy artillery fire.

noun

Origin:

Origin: From French canonade, discharge of artillery

Origin: , from Italian cannonata

Origin: , from cannone, cannon

Origin: , from Old Italian; see cannon

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