cannonade
cannonade · cannonades
канонада
канонада
Kanonade
The firing of artillery for a length of timeThe firing of artillery for a length of time.
/ˌkænəˈneɪd/
Meaning
2 sensesThe firing of artillery for a length of time.
Kanonade
канона́даkanonáda
канона́даkanonáda
(figuratively)A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.
More definitions
- intense and continuous artillery fire
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French canonnade, a modification of Italian cannonata replacing the sBorrowed from Middle French canonnade, a modification of Italian cannonata replacing the suffix -ata with equivalent -ade; by surface analysis, cannon + -ade.
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Forms
plural: cannonades| Singular | cannonade |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- intense and continuous artillery fire:drumfire
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedcannonader