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cannonade

noun
/ˌkænəˈneɪd/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French canonnade, a modification of Italian cannonata replacing the suffix -ata with equivalent -ade; by surface analysis, cannon + -ade.

  1. derived from cannonata
  2. borrowed from canonnade

Definitions

  1. The firing of artillery for a length of time.

    • A furious cannonade was kept up from the whole circle of batteries on the devoted town.

  2. A loud noise like a cannonade

    A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.

    • Not for a regiment's parade, / Nor evil laws or rulers made, / Blue Walden rolls its cannonade, […]

  3. To discharge artillery fire upon.

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Derived

cannonader

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA