barrage

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
noun the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
verb address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage

Unadapted borrowing from French barrage (“barrage, barrier”) c. 1859. Compare barrier.

The barrage sparks had vanished. — Tarrano the Conqueror, Ray Cummings
We trust to our outer barrage. — Mr. Standfast, John Buchan
"We have passed through the enemy first-line barrage. — Astounding Stories, May, 1931, Various

bombardment, outpouring, onslaught

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