fusillade
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səˌleɪd, -ˌlɑd, -zə- noun
1.
a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms.
2.
a general discharge or outpouring of anything: a fusillade of questions.
verb (used with object)
3.
to attack or shoot by a fusillade.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a simultaneous or rapid continual discharge of firearms |
| 2. | a sudden outburst, as of criticism |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to attack with a fusillade |
| [C19: from French, from fusiller to shoot; see | |
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Word Origin & History
fusillade
"simultaneous discharge of firearms," 1801, from Fr. fusillade, from fusiller "to shoot," from fusil "musket" (see fusilier).
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Example sentences
He was discovered and wounded in the fusillade that began as soon as he was seen.
With the first phase of research finally finished, the group has decided to launch a fusillade of papers to scientific journals.
In a fusillade of nails and other bits of metal two victims were killed and fifty-six wounded.
Almost immediately, they came under a fusillade of fire from a large white building on the far edge of the apartment complex.
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