barrage
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bar·rage
[buh-rahzh; especially British bar-ahzh for 1, 2, 4, 5; bahr-ij for 3] noun, verb, bar·raged, bar·rag·ing. 
ɑʒ noun
1.
Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.
2.
an overwhelming quantity or explosion, as of words, blows, or criticisms: a barrage of questions.
3.
Civil Engineering. an artificial obstruction in a watercourse to increase the depth of the water, facilitate irrigation, etc.
4.
Mycology. an aversion response of sexually incompatible fungus cultures that are growing in proximity, revealed by a persistent growth gap between them.
verb (used with object)
5.
to subject to a barrage.
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barrage (ˈbærɑːʒ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | 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. | 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. | fencing a heat or series of bouts in a competition |
| —vb | |
| 5. | (tr) to attack or confront with a barrage: the speaker was barraged with abuse |
| [C19: from French, from barrer to obstruct; see | |
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Word Origin & History
barrage
1859, "man-made barrier in a stream," from Fr. barrer "to stop," from barre "bar," from O.Fr. barre (see bar (1)). Artillery sense is 1916, from World War I Fr. phrase tir de barrage "barrier fire" intended to isolate the objective.
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Example sentences
First, she faced a barrage of questions on her financial affairs, if something very disorganised can be called a barrage.
For more than a decade he has subjected the simplifiers and exaggerators to a barrage of statistics.
The barrage of these ice bullets comes in horizontal, so fierce it's impossible to keep my eyes open for more than a moment.
Some designs use a barrage or dam to trap water at high tide.
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