English to English
barrage
(b/@/'r/A//Z/
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noun (n)
- the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)(noun.communication)Example:
A barrage of questions.
source: wordnet30 - the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target(noun.act)Example:
They laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops.
source: wordnet30 - An artificial bar or obstruction placed in a river or watercourse to increase the depth of water; as, the barrages of the Nile.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage(verb.communication)Example:
The speaker was barraged by an angry audience.
source: wordnet30
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