Synonyms for cannonade

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kan-uh-neyd

Phonetic Transcription : ˌkæn əˈneɪd

Définition of cannonade

Origin : "discharge of artillery," 1650s, from cannon + -ade. As a verb, from 1660s. Cf. French canonnade (16c.), Italian cannonata. Related: Cannonaded; cannonading.

noun barrage

Example sentences :

What served to increase this, was the cannonade at the town.
Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James

Where two anvils were to be had, the cannonade was much brisker, as then a plug was not needed.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

Pete's voice in moments of excitement carries like a cannonade.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

They followed the cannonade with a cloud of asphyxiating gas.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various

All that moonlit night, while the cannonade proceeded, the Americans had been busy.
Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French

The men were already veterans, having endured the work and the cannonade.
Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French

Suddenly the sound of the cannonade was deadened by a thunderous roar.
Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.

The cannonade was now furious but the men managed to get some rest.
Extract from : « Fighting in France » by Ross Kay

It seemed to him it must be heard even above the roar of the cannonade.
Extract from : « Fighting in France » by Ross Kay

Some of the houses seemed to have been ruined by a cannonade.
Extract from : « Old Man Savarin and Other Stories » by Edward William Thomson

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