Cannonade Synonyms

kănə-nād
To direct a barrage at
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. barrage
  2. bombard
  3. fusillade
  4. pepper
  5. shower
A concentrated outpouring, as of missiles, words, or blows
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. barrage
  2. bombardment
  3. burst
  4. fusillade
  5. hail
  6. salvo
  7. shower
  8. storm
  9. volley
Intense and continuous artillery fire
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. barrage
  2. bombardment
  3. curtain of fire
  4. battery
  5. blitz
  6. drumfire
  7. bomb
  8. burst
  9. salvo
  10. shower
  11. volley

Words Related to Cannonade

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. attack
  2. fire
  3. rifle-fire
  4. machine-gun-fire

Cannonade Sentence Examples

  • The battle opened with a prolonged cannonade from the Spanish lines.

  • The battle began on both sides with a cannonade from several hundred guns.

  • The cannonade on the left flank will begin as soon as the guns of the right wing are heard.

  • Not until 11 was it possible to open fire, for want of a visible target, but about noon, after a preliminary cannonade, Gustavus gave the word to advance.

  • Three hundred guns covered the assault, and Dresden was set on fire in places by the cannonade, while the French columns marched unceasingly over the bridges and through the Altstadt.

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