Barrage - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|bəˈrɑːʒ|
Brit.
|ˈbarɑːʒ|
noun
- the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) (syn: bombardment, onslaught, outpouring)
a barrage of questions
- the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target (syn: battery, bombardment, shelling)they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
verb
- address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage (syn: bombard)
The speaker was barraged by an angry audience
Extra examples
...the star athlete was barraged with requests for an autograph...
The speaker was barraged by an angry audience
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: barrage
he/she/it: barrages
present participle: barraging
past tense: barraged
past participle: barraged
I/you/we/they: barrage
he/she/it: barrages
present participle: barraging
past tense: barraged
past participle: barraged
noun
singular: barrage
plural: barrages
singular: barrage
plural: barrages
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