barrage

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.
2. A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them.
3. A concentrated discharge of projectile weapons.
4. (broadly) An overwhelming outburst of words, especially of criticism.
5. A "next hit wins" contest to determine the winner of a bout in case of a tie.
6. Type of firework containing a mixture of firework types in one single-ignition package.

Verb

To direct a barrage at.

sinonimi

dam

bombardment

bombard

weir

battery

🔋

gunfire

volley

cannonade

shelling

dike

embankment

dyke

onslaught

outpouring

barrage fire

damming

drop

drumfire

fire

🔥

flak

fling

flood

floodgate

heave

hurl

launch

legion

lob

lock

🔒

lockage

pelt

pepper

pitch

plop

project

propel

protecting

reservoir

rush

shell

🐚

shower

🚿

sling

spate

strafe

throw

torrent

toss

trip

tripper

zap

⚡

shell fire

obstructor

anicut

interdiction fire

river weir

avalanche

water retaining structure

barrier

battering

beating

blizzard

blockade

bomb

💣

bracket

burst

cast

catapult

chuck

covering

crossfire

crump

Traduzioni

barrage

barrera

Wehr

tir de barrage

Staudamm

spervuur

Damm

dique

presa

Pronunciato come (IPA)

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Etimologia (Inglese)

Unadapted borrowing from French barrage (“barrage, barrier”) c. 1859. Compare barrier.