Definitions for fusilladeˈfyu səˌlɑd, -ˌleɪd, -zə-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

fu•sil•ladeˈfyu səˌlɑd, -ˌleɪd, -zə-(n.; v.)-lad•ed, -lad•ing.

  1. (n.)a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms.

  2. a general discharge or outpouring of anything:

    a fusillade of questions.

  3. (v.t.)to attack or shoot by a fusillade.

Origin of fusillade:

1795–1805; < F, der. of fusiller to shoot, der. of fusilfusil1

Princeton's WordNet

  1. fusillade, salvo, volley, burst(verb)

    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

    "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"

  2. fusillade(verb)

    attack with fusillade

Wiktionary

  1. fusillade(Noun)

    the simultaneous firing of a number of firearms

  2. fusillade(Noun)

    a rapid outburst

  3. fusillade(Verb)

    to fire, or attack with, a fusillade

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fusillade(noun)

    a simultaneous discharge of firearms

  2. Fusillade(verb)

    to shoot down of shoot at by a simultaneous discharge of firearms


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