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barrage
noun
verb
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- B
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- ARRAG
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈbæɹɑːʒ
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
“they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops”
noun
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
“a barrage of questions”
verb
address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage
“The speaker was barraged by an angry audience”
In context
Example Sentences
they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
the shelling went on for hours without pausing
a barrage of questions
a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake
The speaker was barraged by an angry audience
The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer
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