barrage
bar|rage /b'ærɑːʒ, AM bər'ɑːʒ/ (barrages barraging barraged)
pronounced /b'ɑːrɪdʒ/for meaning 4 in American English.
1 [N-COUNT]
A barrage is continuous firing on an area with large guns and tanks.
The two fighters were driven off by a barrage of anti-aircraft fire.
= bombardment
2 [N-COUNT] usu sing, oft N of n
A barrage of something such as criticism or complaints is a large number of them directed at someone, often in an aggressive way.
He was faced with a barrage of angry questions from the floor.
3 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed by n, be V-ed with n
If you are barraged by people or things, you have to deal with a great number of people or things you would rather avoid.
Doctors are complaining about being barraged by drug-company salesmen...
Hughes was barraged with phone calls from friends who were furious at the indiscreet disclosures.
4 [N-COUNT]
A barrage is a structure that is built across a river to control the level of the water.
...a hydro-electric tidal barrage.bar|rage bal|loon (barrage balloons)
[N-COUNT]
Barrage balloons are large balloons which are fixed to the ground by strong steel cables. They are used in wartime, when the cables are intended to destroy low-flying enemy aircraft.
pronounced /b'ɑːrɪdʒ/for meaning 4 in American English.
1 [N-COUNT]
A barrage is continuous firing on an area with large guns and tanks.
The two fighters were driven off by a barrage of anti-aircraft fire.
= bombardment
2 [N-COUNT] usu sing, oft N of n
A barrage of something such as criticism or complaints is a large number of them directed at someone, often in an aggressive way.
He was faced with a barrage of angry questions from the floor.
3 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed by n, be V-ed with n
If you are barraged by people or things, you have to deal with a great number of people or things you would rather avoid.
Doctors are complaining about being barraged by drug-company salesmen...
Hughes was barraged with phone calls from friends who were furious at the indiscreet disclosures.
4 [N-COUNT]
A barrage is a structure that is built across a river to control the level of the water.
...a hydro-electric tidal barrage.bar|rage bal|loon (barrage balloons)
[N-COUNT]
Barrage balloons are large balloons which are fixed to the ground by strong steel cables. They are used in wartime, when the cables are intended to destroy low-flying enemy aircraft.