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 Definitions of barrage  [əˈrɑʒ;]  

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Definition of 'barrage' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) barrage
a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect troop movements or to stop an enemy advance.

2.  barrage
an overwhelming quantity or explosion, as of words, blows, or criticisms:
a barrage of questions.

3.  barrage
an artificial obstruction in a watercourse to increase the depth of the water, facilitate irrigation, etc.

4. (v.t.) barrage
to subject to a barrage.

Etymology:  (1855–60; < F: blocking, barrier)

Definition of 'barrage' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) barrage, bombardment, outpouring, onslaught
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
"a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"

2. (verb) barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling
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"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"

3. (verb) bombard, barrage
address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage
"The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer"


Definition of 'barrage' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1.  barrage
a long attack with guns or bombs
an artillery barrage


Definition of 'barrage' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) barrage
an artificial bar or obstruction placed in a river or water course to increase the depth of water; as, the barrages of the Nile


Definition of 'barrage' Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms 

1.  barrage
1. A prearranged barrier of fires, except that delivered by small arms, designed to protect friendly troops and installations by impeding enemy movements across defensive lines or areas. 2. A type of electronic attack intended for simultaneous jamming over a wide area of frequency spectrum. See also barrage jamming; electronic warfare; fires.


Translation of 'barrage' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: something that keeps back an enemy
a barrage of gunfire.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: spervuur Arabic flag Arabic: حاجِز نيران لِصَدِّ العَد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: бараж
Brazilian flag Brazilian: bombardeio Czech flag Czech: přehrada German flag German: das Sperrfeuer
Danish flag Danish: spærreild Greek flag Greek: φράγμα για την προστασία Spanish flag Spanish: barrera, cortina de fuego
Estonian flag Estonian: tõkestus Farsi flag Farsi: سد آتش Finnish flag Finnish: sulkutuli
French flag French: tir de barrage Hebrew flag Hebrew: הַפגָזָה Hindi flag Hindi: आड़
Croatian flag Croatian: baražna vatra Hungarian flag Hungarian: zárótűz Indonesian flag Indonesian: berondongan tembakan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: stórskotahríð Italian flag Italian: sbarramento Japanese flag Japanese: 弾幕
Korean flag Korean: 일제 엄호 사격 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: užtvara Latvian flag Latvian: aizsprostojums; sprostugu
Malay flag Malay: bedilan Dutch flag Dutch: spervuur Norwegian flag Norwegian: sperreild, sperring
Polish flag Polish: zapora Persian flag Persian: سد آتش Pashto flag Pashto: (مخه نيونه، ددښمن د تېرېد
Portuguese flag Portuguese: bombardeio Romanian flag Romanian: baraj Russian flag Russian: заградительный огонь
Slovak flag Slovak: zátarasa; palebná uzávera Slovenian flag Slovenian: zapora Serbian flag Serbian: baražna vrata
Swedish flag Swedish: spärreld Thai flag Thai: การสกัดกั้นคู่ต่อสู้ Turkish flag Turkish: baraj ateşi, yaylım ateşi
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 掩護 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: загороджувальний вогонь Urdu flag Urdu: دشمن کے لئے رکاوٹ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: hàng rào Chinese flag Chinese: 掩护

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