What does Barrage Mean?

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
  • the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
Definition as Verb
  • address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage

Examples

  • "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"
  • "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"
  • "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer"

Part of Speech

Noun, Verb