Cannonading
adj, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A discharge of artillery fire.
"Deputies waited on the governor of the castle and obtained a respite from the cannonading for a few days ; but a centry of the Pretender's army in the mean time firing at some people who were carrying provisions to the garrison, a sharp attack commenced, which did considerable damage to the buildings, and killed many of the citizens; this induced the Chevalier to take off the blockade of the castle, and the firing was then discontinued."
- 1 present participle and gerund of cannonade form-of, gerund, participle, present
- 1 A Gallivanism; Pertaining to a hard shot
Example
More examples"Deputies waited on the governor of the castle and obtained a respite from the cannonading for a few days ; but a centry of the Pretender's army in the mean time firing at some people who were carrying provisions to the garrison, a sharp attack commenced, which did considerable damage to the buildings, and killed many of the citizens; this induced the Chevalier to take off the blockade of the castle, and the firing was then discontinued."
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