barrage

bar·rage ¹

 (bär′ĭj)

n.

An artificial obstruction, such as a dam or irrigation channel, built in a watercourse to increase its depth or to divert its flow.

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[French, from barrer, to bar, from barre, bar, from Old French; see bar¹.]

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bar·rage ²

 (bə-räzh′)

n.

1. A concentrated discharge or bombardment of artillery, missiles, or firearms.

2. An overwhelming, concentrated outpouring, as of words or requests: a barrage of criticism.

tr.v. bar·raged, bar·rag·ing, bar·rag·es

To direct a barrage at.

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[French (tir de) barrage, barrier (fire); see barrage¹.]

Synonyms: barrage², bombard, pelt², pepper
These verbs mean to direct a concentrated outpouring of something at someone: barraged the speaker with questions; bombarded the box office with ticket orders; pelted the clerk with complaints; peppered the senator with protests.

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barrage

(ˈbærɑːʒ)

n

1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) military the firing of artillery to saturate an area, either to protect against an attack or to support an advance

2. an overwhelming and continuous delivery of something, as words, questions, or punches

3. (Civil Engineering) a usually gated construction, similar to a low dam, across a watercourse, esp one to increase the depth of water to assist navigation or irrigation

4. (Fencing) fencing a heat or series of bouts in a competition

vb

(tr) to attack or confront with a barrage: the speaker was barraged with abuse.

[C19: from French, from barrer to obstruct; see bar¹]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bar•rage

(bəˈrɑʒ; esp. Brit. ˈbær ɑʒ for 1, 2; ˈbɑr ɪdʒ for 3)

n., v. -raged, -rag•ing. n.

1. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect troop movements or to stop an enemy advance.

2. an overwhelming quantity or explosion, as of words, blows, or criticisms: a barrage of questions.

3. an artificial obstruction in a watercourse to increase the depth of the water, facilitate irrigation, etc.

v.t.

4. to subject to a barrage.

[1855–60; < French: blocking, barrier]

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

barrage

1. A prearranged barrier of fires, except that delivered by small arms, designed to protect friendly troops and installations by impeding enemy movements across defensive lines or areas.
2. A protective screen of balloons that is moored to the ground and kept at given heights to prevent or hinder operations by enemy aircraft. This meaning also called balloon barrage.
3. A type of electronic attack intended for simultaneous jamming over a wide area of frequency spectrum. See also barrage jamming; electronic warfare; fires.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

barrage

Past participle: barraged
Gerund: barraging

Imperative

barrage

barrage

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	barrage - the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake" bombardment, onslaught, outpouring language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"
	2.	barrage - the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" barrage fire, shelling, bombardment, battery firing, fire - the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
Verb	1.	barrage - address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer" bombard lash out, attack, snipe, assail, assault, round - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

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barrage

noun (Military)

1. bombardment, attack, bombing, assault, shelling, battery, volley, blitz, salvo, strafe, fusillade, cannonade, curtain of fire a barrage of anti-aircraft fire

2. torrent, attack, mass, storm, assault, burst, stream, hail, outburst, rain, spate, onslaught, deluge, plethora, profusion a barrage of angry questions from the floor

3. barrier, wall, dam, obstruction, embankment a hydro-electric tidal barrage

verb

1. harass, harry, bug (informal), annoy, hound, badger, pester Doctors are complaining about being barraged by drug-company salesmen.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

barrage

noun

A concentrated outpouring, as of missiles, words, or blows:

bombardment, burst, cannonade, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, storm, volley.

verb

To direct a barrage at:

bombard, cannonade, fusillade, pepper, shower.

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Translations

حاجِز نيران لِصَدِّ العَدوسَدٌّوابِل مِن، عَدد كَبير مِن

přehradapřehrazenípřívalzáplava

dæmningspærreildtrommeild

DammSperrfeuerüberwältigende Menge

μπαράζ

barrage

özönevízlépcsõzárótûz

dembafyrirstaîastórskotahríî

digaraffica

krušaužtvankaužtvara

aizsprostojumsaizsprostsdambismilzum daudzmilzums

damdemningoppdemningsperreildsperring

palebná uzávera

barajbaraj ateşibirbiri arkası gelenpek çokyaylım ateşi

一大堆一连串拦河坝掩护

barrage

[ˈbærɑːʒ]

A. N

1. (= dam) → presa f

2. (Mil) → cortina f de fuego; [of balloons etc] → aluvión m

3. (fig) a barrage of noise → un estrépito
a barrage of questions → una lluvia de preguntas
there was a barrage of protests → se produjo un aluvión de protestas

B. VT to be barraged by sb (fig) → verse asediado por algn
he was barraged by phone calls → se vio desbordado por un aluvión de llamadas

C. CPD barrage balloon N → globo m de barrera

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

barrage

[ˈbærɑːʒ ˈbɑːrɪdʒ] n

(= firing) → tir m de barrage
artillery barrage → tir de barrage

(= dam) → barrage m

(= deluge) a barrage of sth [+ questions, criticism, abuse, complaints] → un feu roulant de qch; [+ propaganda, publicity] → une avalanche de qch
a barrage of questions → un feu roulant de questionsbarrage balloon n → ballon m de barrage

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

barrage

n

(across river) → Wehr nt; (larger) → Staustufe f

(Mil) → Sperrfeuer nt; under this barrage of stones … → unter diesem Steinhagel …; they kept up a barrage of stones → sie bedeckten die Polizei/uns etc mit einem Steinhagel

(fig, of words, questions etc) → Hagel m; he faced a barrage of questions → er wurde mit Fragen beschossen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

barrage

[ˈbærɑːʒ] n (dam) → (opera di) sbarramento (Mil) → sbarramento
a barrage of questions → una raffica di or un fuoco di fila di domande

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

barrage

(ˈbӕraːʒ) , ((American) bəˈra:ʒ) noun

1. something that keeps back an enemy. a barrage of gunfire. spervuur حاجِز نيران لِصَدِّ العَدو бараж bombardeio přehrada das Sperrfeuer spærreild φράγμα για την προστασία από τον εχθρό barrera, cortina de fuego tõkestus سد آتش sulkutuli tir de barrageהפגזה आड़ baražna vatra zárótűz berondongan tembakan stórskotahríð sbarramento 弾幕 일제 엄호 사격 užtvara aizsprostojums; sprostuguns bedilan spervuursperreild, sperringzapora (مخه نيونه، ددښمن د تېرېدو ليار بندونه (د توپونو او ډزو په وسيله bombardeio baraj заградительный огонь zátarasa; palebná uzávera zapora baražna vrata spärreld การสกัดกั้นคู่ต่อสู้ baraj ateşi, yaylım ateşi 掩護 загороджувальний вогонь دشمن کے لئے رکاوٹ hàng rào 掩护

2. an overwhelming number. a barrage of questions. spervuur وابِل مِن، عَدد كَبير مِن канонада montes de příval, záplava überwältigende Menge trommeild καταιγισμόςaluvión, avalancha tulv تعداد زیادی؛ سیلی از suuri määrä déluge מָטַר - बेतहाशा baraža özöne vminek banyak sekali demba fuoco di fila 連発 집중 공세 kruša milzums; milzum daudz bertubi-tubi spervuurtrommeildlawina ډيري شمير montes de potop (de) масса, поток záplava poplava bujica störtskur จำนวนมาก pek çok, birbiri arkası gelen 一連串，一大堆 вал سوالوں کی پوچھاڑ một loạt câu hỏi 一连串，一大堆

3. a man-made barrier across a river. keerwal سَدٌّ бент barragem přehrada, přehrazení der Damm dæmning φράγμαpresa pais سد pato barrageסכר बांध nasip, brana, ustava vízlépcső bendungan fyrirstaða diga せき 댐 užtvanka aizsprosts; dambis bendungan rendah damdam, demningzapora (لښ) مصنوعى ليكه (د سيند په غاړه) barragem baraj, dig плотина priehrada jez brana fördämning เขื่อนกั้นน้ำ baraj 攔河壩(堰) гребля, загата دریا باندھا ہوا بند đập nước 拦河坝

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