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cannonade
/ˌkænəˈneɪd/
noun 2verb 1
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3ADJ.
furious
VERB + CANNONADE
rolls
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ADJ.
furious
VERB + CANNONADE
rolls
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noun
The firing of artillery for a length of time.
A furious cannonade was kept up from the whole circle of batteries on the devoted town.
A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.
Not for a regiment's parade, / Nor evil laws or rulers made, / Blue Walden rolls its cannonade, […]
verb
To discharge artillery fire upon.
noun — intense and continuous artillery fire
A furious cannonade was kept up from the whole circle of batteries on the devoted town.
WiktionaryNot for a regiment's parade, / Nor evil laws or rulers made, / Blue Walden rolls its cannonade, […]
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In some senses, cannonade is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.