transcription, транскрипция: [ bærɑ:ʒ, AM bərɑ:ʒ ]
Pronounced /bɑ:rɪdʒ/ for meaning 4 in American English.
( barrages, barraging, barraged)
1.
A barrage is continuous firing on an area with large guns and tanks.
The two fighters were driven off by a barrage of anti-aircraft fire.
= bombardment
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2.
A barrage of something such as criticism or complaints is a large number of them directed at someone, often in an aggressive way.
He was faced with a barrage of angry questions from the floor.
N-COUNT : usu sing , oft N of n
3.
If you are barraged by people or things, you have to deal with a great number of people or things you would rather avoid.
Doctors are complaining about being barraged by drug-company salesmen...
Hughes was barraged with phone calls from friends who were furious at the indiscreet disclosures.
VERB : usu passive , be V-ed by n , be V-ed with n
4.
A barrage is a structure that is built across a river to control the level of the water.
...a hydro-electric tidal barrage.
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