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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] Fusillade simultaneous discharge of firearms. Examples: fusillade of bullets; of personalities, 1884; of swearing, 1881; of terror, 1863.
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Fast, crisp, rhythmic patterns, and close-to-the-floor footwork, studded with percussive salvos and fusillades, surprise and delight the ear. Hoysten's dramatic vocals ricochet between spooky gospel and staccato declamations as guitarist Sara Jaffe churns out angular riffs and scrambled, mixmaster-style fusillades. Army staff sergeant on television fending off attacks from Iraqi artillery and heard reports of a dramatic battle on Sunday: panic, because they saw fusillades of rocket-propelled grenades heading toward Slago's Bradley tank unit; hope, because Slago's never-say-die determination came through loud and clear from the outskirts of Baghdad. |
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