barrage
pronunciation
How to pronounce barrage in British English:
UK [ˈbærɑːʒ]
How to pronounce barrage in American English:
US [bəˈrɑːʒ]
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- Noun:
- the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
- the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
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- Verb:
- attack with a barrage
Word Origin
- barrage
- barrage: see bar
- barrage (n.)
- 1859, "action of barring; man-made barrier in a stream," from French barrer "to stop," from barre "bar," from Old French barre (see bar (n.1)). Artillery sense is 1916, from World War I French phrase tir de barrage "barrier fire" intended to isolate the objective. As a verb by 1917. Related: Barraged; barraging.
Example
- 1. Face a barrage of angry complaints .
- 2. Mr. yang turned down the offer , igniting a barrage of criticism .
- 3. The protests may have prompted hamas to unleash its mortar barrage at israel , to deflect attention from its own woes .
- 4. A barrage of commentaries in state media in recent days underscored mistrust of mrs. clinton 's strategy .
- 5. Benghazi residents interviewed by telephone reported a relentless artillery barrage before government tanks entered the city from the west on saturday morning .