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Word: Fusillade
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: from French, from fusiller ‘to shoot’, from fusil (see fusil)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌfjuːzɪˈleɪd
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌfjuːzɪˈlɑːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a series of shots fired or missiles thrown all at the same time or in quick succession
Short Definition:series of shots fired or missiles thrown all at same time
Examples:- marchers had to dodge a fusillade of missiles
Word: Fusillade
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌfjuːzɪˈleɪd
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌfjuːzɪˈlɑːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
fire a fusillade at (a place or person)
Short Definition:fire fusillade at
Examples:- the Mahdi's adherents fusilladed his palace at Khartoum
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