Meaning

2 senses
  1. The simultaneous firing of a number of firearms.

    Gewehrfeuer, Geschützsalve, Schusswechsel

    стрельба́strelʹbá

    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

  2. (broadly)A rapid burst.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
the simultaneous firing of a number of firearms:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the simultaneous firing of a number of firearms:

Origin

From French fusillade, from fusiller (“shoot with a firearm”), from fusil (“rifle, gun”).

From French fusillade, from fusiller (“shoot with a firearm”), from fusil (“rifle, gun”).

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Forms

plural: fusillades
Singularfusillade
Pluralfusillades

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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