I. ˈbär-ij noun
Etymology: French, from barrer to bar, from barre bar
Date: 1845
: a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
II. bə-ˈräzh, -ˈräj noun
Etymology: French ( tir de ) barrage barrier fire
Date: 1916
1. : artillery fire laid on a line close to friendly troops to screen and protect them
2. : a vigorous or rapid outpouring or projection of many things at once
a barrage of protests
III. bə-ˈräzh, -ˈräj transitive verb
( bar·raged ; bar·rag·ing )
Date: 1918
: to deliver a barrage against