| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bar·rage |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b -räzh |
| NOUN: | 1a. A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of friendly troops to screen and protect them. b. A rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles, as from small arms. 2. An overwhelming, concentrated outpouring, as of words: a barrage of criticism. | | TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: bar·raged, bar·rag·ing, bar·rag·es
To direct a barrage at. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French (tir de) barrage, barrier (fire). See barrage1. | | SYNONYMS: | barrage2, bombard, pepper, shower1 These verbs mean to direct a concentrated outpouring at something or someone: barraged the speaker with questions; bombarded the box office with ticket orders; peppered the senator with protests; showered the child with gifts.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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