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Cannonade

//ˌkænəˈneɪd// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun

1
The firing of artillery for a length of time.
"A furious cannonade was kept up from the whole circle of batteries on the devoted town."
2
intense and continuous artillery fire wordnet
3
A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming. figuratively
"Not for a regiment's parade, / Nor evil laws or rulers made, / Blue Walden rolls its cannonade, […]"

Verb

1
To discharge artillery fire upon.
2
attack with cannons or artillery wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French canonnade, a modification of Italian cannonata replacing the suffix -ata with equivalent -ade; by surface analysis, cannon + -ade.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French canonnade, a modification of Italian cannonata replacing the suffix -ata with equivalent -ade; by surface analysis, cannon + -ade.

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