Antonyms for cannonaded
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kan-uh-neyd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌkæn əˈneɪd |
Definition of cannonaded
Origin :- "discharge of artillery," 1650s, from cannon + -ade. As a verb, from 1660s. Cf. French canonnade (16c.), Italian cannonata. Related: Cannonaded; cannonading.
- As in roll : verb thunder, reverberate
- As in bomb : verb detonate weapon
- As in bombard : verb assault, attack
- Yet he was the friend and comrade of the great who were canonized while he was cannonaded.
- Extract from : « The Root of Evil » by Thomas Dixon
- The English then rode to Meun, and cannonaded the bridge-fort, which was held by the French.
- Extract from : « The Red True Story Book » by Various
- He at once cannonaded them while waiting for the The Attack.
- Extract from : « Sir Walter Ralegh » by William Stebbing
- French Republic cannonaded by General Cavaignac; a sad outlook there.'
- Extract from : « Thomas Carlyle » by Hector Carsewell Macpherson
- They threatened his flank with cavalry, and cannonaded him severely.
- Extract from : « The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. » by E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
- It was Dinky-Dunk who jumped to life as though he had indeed been cannonaded.
- Extract from : « The Prairie Wife » by Arthur Stringer
- The Germans, made furious by defeat, cannonaded the landing-place.
- Extract from : « Georges Guynemer » by Henry Bordeaux
- They are so situated as to be cannonaded by Shipping, and are in a manner defenceless against a superior land force.
- Extract from : « Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World » by James Cook
- The reply was—a fleet and a military force, which first cannonaded and then stormed the stronghold at the point of the bayonet.
- Extract from : « Atlantic Monthly, Vol. XII. July, 1863, No. LXIX. » by Various
- The following day the Versaillese cannonaded the barricade and the Avenue of Neuilly.
- Extract from : « History of the Commune of 1871 » by P. Lissagary
Synonyms for cannonaded
- assail
- attack
- barrage
- batter
- beset
- besiege
- blast
- blitz
- blow up
- bomb
- bombard
- bombinate
- boom
- cannonade
- catapult
- destroy
- drum
- echo
- fire upon
- growl
- grumble
- harass
- hound
- hum
- launch
- napalm
- open fire
- pattern
- pester
- pound
- prang
- quaver
- raid
- rain destruction
- rake
- rattle
- re-echo
- resound
- roar
- ruffle
- rumble
- rustle
- shell
- sound
- strafe
- strike
- torpedo
- trill
- whirr
- wipe out
- zero in
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