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Definition of the day : « cannonading »

  • As in gunfire : noun shot
  • As in fire : noun barrage of projectiles
  • As in roll : verb thunder, reverberate
  • As in bomb : verb detonate weapon
  • As in bombard : verb assault, attack
Example sentences :
  • Cannonading is distinctly heard in the direction of Warrenton.
  • Extract from : « Three Years in the Federal Cavalry » by Willard Glazier
  • In the long dusk of the summer evening, the cannonading ceased.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • Under cover of the cannonading, the disembarkation of the troops began.
  • Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
  • Cannonading in the direction of Fredericksburg had ceased during the day.
  • Extract from : « Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals » by William H. Armstrong
  • Harsch could not help it; the Prussian cannonading was so furious.
  • Extract from : « History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XV. (of XXI.) » by Thomas Carlyle
  • A cannonading was soon commenced, and a general battle ensued.
  • Extract from : « Mary Queen of Scots, Makers of History » by Jacob Abbott
  • In seven hours' cannonading the ship fired eight hundred shot.
  • Extract from : « The Battle of New Orleans » by Zachary F. Smith
  • On one side and the other this cannonading lasted many hours.
  • Extract from : « The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. » by W. M. Thackeray
  • And yet she believes he is coming,—that is the cause of all this tumult and cannonading.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest » by Eva Emery Dye
  • The cannonading was like thunder, and this morning we again fought.
  • Extract from : « In Greek Waters » by G. A. Henty