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cannonade

[ kan-uh-neyd ]

noun

  1. a continued discharge of cannon, especially during an attack.
  2. an attack, as of invective or censure, suggestive of cannon fire; barrage.


verb (used with object)

, can·non·ad·ed, can·non·ad·ing.
  1. to attack continuously with or as if with cannon

verb (used without object)

, can·non·ad·ed, can·non·ad·ing.
  1. to discharge like continuous cannon fire.

cannonade

/ ˌkænəˈneɪd /

noun

  1. an intense and continuous artillery bombardment


verb

  1. to attack (a target) with cannon

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cannonade1

1645–55; < French canonnade < Italian cannonata, equivalent to cannon ( e ) cannon + -ata -ade 1

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Example Sentences

So let the Tea people keep launching their cannonade, and let the establishment overrate Christie.

Cannonade between forts George and Niagara, and bombardment from all the batteries.

We were on horse an hour before daybreak, and the cannonade still continued heavy.

But instead of driving home their attack they thought to frighten them by a mere cannonade.

After a little more than half an hour, the voice that was ill to hear has ceased, the cannonade is over.

The cannonade began at seven in the evening, and continued all night and during part of next morning.

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