fusillade
noun/ˌfjuːzəˈleɪd/
/ˈfjuːsəlɑːd/, /ˈfjuːsəleɪd/
- a rapid series of shots fired from one or more guns; a rapid series of objects that are thrown synonym barrage
- a fusillade of bullets/stones
- (figurative) He faced a fusillade of questions from the waiting journalists.
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French, from fusiller ‘to shoot’, from fusil, based on Latin focus ‘hearth, fire’.Want to learn more?
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