FUSILLADE


Meaning of FUSILLADE in English

/ ˌfjuːzəˈleɪd; NAmE -sə-/ noun

a rapid series of shots fired from one or more guns; a rapid series of objects that are thrown

SYN barrage :

a fusillade of bullets / stones

( figurative )

He faced a fusillade of questions from the waiting journalists.

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from French , from fusiller to shoot, from fusil , based on Latin focus hearth, fire.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.