fire many weapons at once; volley, rapidly discharge (questions, shots, etc.)
firing of many weapons at once; volley, rapid discharge (of questions, shots, etc.)
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Fusillade Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To shoot down of shoot at by a simultaneous discharge of firearms.
To shoot down of shoot at by a simultaneous discharge of firearms.
(n.)
A simultaneous discharge of firearms.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA simultaneous discharge of firearms.
fusillade
\fu"sil*lade"\ (?), n. [f. fusillade, cf. it. fucilata. see fusil a firelock.] (mil.) a simultaneous discharge of firearms.
fusillade
\fu"sil*lade"\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. fusillader; p. pr. & vb. n. fusillading.] to shoot down of shoot at by a simultaneous discharge of firearms.
fusillade
n : rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" [syn: salvo, volley, burst]
v : attack with fusillade
Noun
1. rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
(synonym) salvo, volley, burst
(hypernym) fire, firing
Verb
1. attack with fusillade
(hypernym) fire, discharge
(derivation) salvo, volley, burst
Fusillade Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A fusillade is the simultaneous and continuous firing of a group of firearms on command. It stems from the French word fusil, meaning firearm, and fusiller meaning to shoot.
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