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UK
/bˈæɹɑːʒ/
]
[ US /bɝˈɑʒ/ ]
[ US /bɝˈɑʒ/ ]
VERB
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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
NOUN
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the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake
a barrage of questions -
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
the shelling went on for hours without pausing
How To Use barrage In A Sentence
- The constant barrage of earnestly delivered silliness should win over even the hardest hearts.
- The TV station has received a barrage of complaints about the amount of violence in the series.
- Prepare to be bruised by a barrage of gentle nudging. Times, Sunday Times
- To quell resistance, air strikes and artillery barrages were called in, largely demolishing the town.
- Merkel went on television last night to try and limit the political fallout from her colleague's remarks, but she has encountered a barrage of criticism.
- After facing a barrage of criticism from the aircraft industry, the federal government issued a call for a single tender last December, just days after Chretien left office.
- The winch man was running out the cable, allowing the barrage balloon to rise.
- Under a barrage of criticism from furious shopkeepers, the council admitted there were still no proper signs at the approaches to the town directing people to the public car parks.
- The film star faced a barrage of criticism for his behaviour.
- A situation might call for an Arclite barrage from a division of siege tanks or a deadly battleship salvo of a targeted area.
