What does Barrage Mean?
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"