fusillade

(fyo̵̅o̅′sə läd′, -lād′; -zə-)

noun

Origin: Fr < fusiller, to shoot < fusil: see fusil

to shoot down or attack with a fusillade

See fusillade in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A discharge from a number of firearms, fired simultaneously or in rapid succession.
A rapid outburst or barrage: a fusillade of insults.

transitive verb fu·sil·lad·ed, fu·sil·lad·ing, fu·sil·lades

To attack with a fusillade.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from fusiller, to shoot

Origin: , from fusil, firearm; see fusil

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