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cannonade
[ kan-uh-neyd ]
noun
- a continued discharge of cannon, especially during an attack.
- an attack, as of invective or censure, suggestive of cannon fire; barrage.
verb (used with object)
, can·non·ad·ed, can·non·ad·ing.
- to attack continuously with or as if with cannon
verb (used without object)
, can·non·ad·ed, can·non·ad·ing.
- to discharge like continuous cannon fire.
cannonade
/ ˌkænəˈneɪd /
noun
- an intense and continuous artillery bombardment
verb
- to attack (a target) with cannon
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Example Sentences
So let the Tea people keep launching their cannonade, and let the establishment overrate Christie.
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Cannonade between forts George and Niagara, and bombardment from all the batteries.
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We were on horse an hour before daybreak, and the cannonade still continued heavy.
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But instead of driving home their attack they thought to frighten them by a mere cannonade.
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After a little more than half an hour, the voice that was ill to hear has ceased, the cannonade is over.
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The cannonade began at seven in the evening, and continued all night and during part of next morning.
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