FUSILLADE


Meaning of FUSILLADE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfyü-sə-ˌläd, -ˌlād, ˌfyü-sə-ˈ, -zə- ]

noun

Etymology: French, from fusiller to shoot, from fusil

Date: 1801

1.

a. : a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession

b. : something that gives the effect of a fusillade

a fusillade of rocks and bottles

2. : a spirited outburst especially of criticism

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.