cannonade

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun intense and continuous artillery fire
  2. verb attack with cannons or artillery

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French canonnade, a modification of Italian cannonata replacing the suffix -ata with equivalent -ade; by surface analysis, cannon + -ade.

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Synonyms

drumfire

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