fusillade

fu·sil·lade  (fys-läd, -ld, -z-, fys-läd, -ld, -z-)

n.

1. A discharge from a number of firearms, fired simultaneously or in rapid succession.

2. A rapid outburst or barrage: a fusillade of insults.

tr.v. fu·sil·lad·ed, fu·sil·lad·ing, fu·sil·lades

To attack with a fusillade.

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[French, from fusiller, to shoot, from fusil, firearm; see fusil.]

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fusillade [ˌfjuːzɪˈleɪd -ˈlɑːd]

n

1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a simultaneous or rapid continual discharge of firearms

2. a sudden outburst, as of criticism

vb

(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (tr) to attack with a fusillade

[from French, from fusiller to shoot; see fusil¹]

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Fusillade simultaneous discharge of firearms.

Examples: fusillade of bullets; of personalities, 1884; of swearing, 1881; of terror, 1863.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fusillade - rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" volley, burst, salvo 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.	fusillade - attack with fusillade fire, discharge - cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"

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fusillade

noun barrage, fire, burst, hail, volley, outburst, salvo, broadside Both were killed in a fusillade of bullets.

Translations

fusillade [ˌfjuːzɪˈleɪd] N (lit) → descarga f cerrada (fig) → lluvia f

fusillade [ˌfjuːzəˈlɑːd ˌfjuːzəˈleɪd] n

[shots] → fusillade f

(fig) [questions] → feu m roulant

fusillade

n → Salve f

fusillade [ˌfjuːzɪˈleɪd] n → scarica, raffica (fig) → raffica