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barrage
has definitions from the fields of military,linguistics
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[ noun ] (linguistics) the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
Synonyms Used in print (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)Nevertheless , there are notably frequent instances of deja_vu , in which our recognition of an entirely novel event is a feeling of having lived through it before , a feeling which , though vague , withstands the verbal barrage from the most impressive corps of psychologists . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (military) the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
Synonyms Examples "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops" "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" Used in print (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)The powerful New_York Yankees won their 19th world_series in a 5 - game romp over outclassed Cincinnati , crushing the Reds in a humiliating 13 - 5 barrage Monday in the loosely played finale . |
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[ verb ] attack with a barrage
Examples "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience" Related terms |
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