fusillade

fusillade Definition

fu·sil·lade (fyo̵̅o̅′sə läd′, -lād′; --zə-)

noun

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

transitive verb -·lad′ed, -·lad′·ing

to shoot down or attack with a fusillade

fusillade Synonyms

fusillade Usage Examples

Preposition: of

bullet: But then there was no fusillade of bullets to teach.
shot: In addition to the slaying of Malcolm X, two members of the audience were wounded by the fusillade of shots.

Adjective modifier

regular: He then commenced a regular fusillade on the house, smashing nearly the whole of the windows, beside damaging the framework.

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