Cannonade Definition

kănə-nād
cannonaded, cannonades, cannonading
verb
cannonaded, cannonading
To attack or fire at with artillery.
Webster's New World
To fire artillery.
Webster's New World
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noun
cannonades
A continuous firing of artillery.
Webster's New World
A harsh verbal or physical attack.
American Heritage

(figuratively) A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.

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Noun

Singular:
cannonade
Plural:
cannonades

Origin of Cannonade

  • From French canonade discharge of artillery from Italian cannonata from cannone cannon from Old Italian cannon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French canonnade.

    From Wiktionary

Cannonade Sentence Examples

  • The battle opened with a prolonged cannonade from the Spanish lines.

  • The battle began on both sides with a cannonade from several hundred guns.

  • The cannonade on the left flank will begin as soon as the guns of the right wing are heard.

  • Not until 11 was it possible to open fire, for want of a visible target, but about noon, after a preliminary cannonade, Gustavus gave the word to advance.

  • Three hundred guns covered the assault, and Dresden was set on fire in places by the cannonade, while the French columns marched unceasingly over the bridges and through the Altstadt.

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Words Starting With

CCACAN

Words Ending With

EDEADE

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