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barrage

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bar·rage 1  (bärj)
n.
An artificial obstruction, such as a dam or irrigation channel, built in a watercourse to increase its depth or to divert its flow.

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

barrage [bar-rahzh]
Noun
1. a continuous delivery of questions, complaints, etc.
2. Mil the continuous firing of artillery over a wide area
3. a construction built across a river to control the water level [French barrer to obstruct]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.barrage - the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"
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.barragebarrage - 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"
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"
Verb1.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"
lash out, attack, snipe, assail, assault, round - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

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.
Translations
Spanish barrage [ˈbærɑːʒ] n (MIL) → cortina de fuego (= dam); presa;
(fig) [of criticism etc] → lluvia, aluvión m;
a barrage of questions → una lluvia de preguntas

French barrage [ˈbærɑːʒ] n (Mil) → tir m de barrage (= dam); barrage m;
(of criticism) → feu m

German barrage [ˈbærɑːʒ] n (Mil) → Sperrfeuer nt;
(dam) → Staustufe f (fig) (of criticism, questions etc) → Hagel m

Italian barrage [ˈbærɑːʒ] n (MIL) → sbarramento;
a barrage of questions → una raffica di or un fuoco di fila di domande

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