Hypertext Webster Gateway: "barrage"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Barrage \Bar"rage\, n. [F., fr. barrer to bar, from barre bar.]
(Engin.)
An artificial bar or obstruction placed in a river or water
course to increase the depth of water; as, the barrages of
the Nile.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
barrage
n 1: the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic
communication (spoken or written) [syn: {outpouring}, {onslaught}]
2: 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" [syn: {barrage fire}, {battery}, {bombardment},
{shelling}]
v : attack with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry
audience"
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