barrage

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.

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

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bar·rage ²  (b-räzh)

n.

1.

a. A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of friendly troops to screen and protect them.

b. A rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles, as from small arms.

2. An overwhelming, concentrated outpouring, as of words: 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, pepper, shower¹
These verbs mean to direct a concentrated outpouring at something or someone: barraged the speaker with questions; bombarded the box office with ticket orders; peppered the senator with protests; showered the child with gifts.

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barrage [ˈbærɑːʒ]

n

1. (Military / 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. (Engineering / 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. (Individual Sports & Recreations / 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

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

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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.

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

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

Translations

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

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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 questions
barrage balloon n → ballon m de barrage

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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

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

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

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barrage

n barrage [ˈbӕraːʒ, (American ) bəˈra:ʒ]

1 something that keeps back an enemy a barrage of gunfire. spervuur حاجِز نيران لِصَدِّ العَدو бараж přehrada spærreild das Sperrfeuer φράγμα για την προστασία από τον εχθρό barrera, cortina de fuego tõkestus سد آتش sulkutuli tir de barrage הַפגָזָה आड़ baražna vatra zárótűz berondongan tembakan stórskotahríð sbarramento 弾幕 일제 엄호 사격 užtvara aizsprostojums; sprostuguns bedilan spervuur sperreild, sperring zapora bombardeio baraj заградительный огонь zátarasa; palebná uzávera zapora baražna vrata spärreld การโจมตีคู่ต่อสู้ baraj ateşi, yaylım ateşi 掩護 загороджувальний вогонь دشمن کے لئے رکاوٹ hàng rào 阻塞

2 an overwhelming number a barrage of questions. spervuur وابِل مِن، عَدد كَبير مِن канонада příval, záplava trommeild überwältigende Menge καταιγισμός aluvión, 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 spervuur trommeild lawina 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 倾泻

3 a man-made barrier across a river. keerwal سَدٌّ бент přehrada, přehrazení dæmning der Damm φράγμα (σε ποτάμι) presa pais سد pato barrage סֶכֶר बांध nasip, brana, ustava vízlépcső bendungan fyrirstaða diga せき 댐 užtvanka aizsprosts; dambis bendungan rendah dam dam, (opp)demning zapora 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