CANNONADE


Meaning of CANNONADE in English

/kan'euh nayd"/ , n. , v. , cannonaded, cannonading .

n.

1. a continued discharge of cannon, esp. during an attack.

2. an attack, as of invective or censure, suggestive of cannon fire; barrage.

v.t.

3. to attack continuously with or as if with cannon

v.i.

4. to discharge like continuous cannon fire.

[ 1645-55; canonnade cannonata, equiv. to cannon ( e ) CANNON + -ata -ADE 1 ]

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