fusillade
fusillade
Definition
fu·sil·lade (fyo̵̅o̅′sə läd′, -lād′; --zə-)
noun
- a simultaneous or rapid and continuous discharge of many firearms
- something like this a fusillade of questions
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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