barrage
noun
1. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
- a barrage of questions
- a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake
Similar word(s): bombardment, onslaught, outpouring
Definition categories: communication, language
2. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
- they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
Similar word(s): battery, bombardment, shelling
verb
1. address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage
- The speaker was barraged by an angry audience
- The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer
Similar word(s): bombard
Definition categories: communication, assail, assault, attack, round, snipe