cannonade

can·non·ade  (kn-nd)

v. can·non·ad·ed, can·non·ad·ing, can·non·ades

v.tr.

To assault with heavy artillery fire.

v.intr.

To deliver heavy artillery fire.

n.

1. An extended, usually heavy discharge of artillery.

2. A harsh verbal or physical attack.

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[From French canonade, discharge of artillery, from Italian cannonata, from cannone, cannon, from Old Italian; see cannon.]

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cannonade [ˌkænəˈneɪd]

n

(Military) an intense and continuous artillery bombardment

vb

(Military) to attack (a target) with cannon

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cannonade - intense and continuous artillery fire drumfire artillery fire, cannon fire - fire delivered by artillery
Verb	1.	cannonade - attack with cannons or artillery attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"

Translations

cannonade [ˌkænəˈneɪd] N → cañoneo m

cannonade

n → Kanonade f