fusillade
/ˌfjuːsəˈleɪd/
verb
- To shoot or fire in a rapid series.
- They fusilladed the target area until it was completely destroyed.
- The troops fusilladed the advancing forces without pause.
- The cannon fusilladed the fortress walls for hours.
noun
- A rapid series of shots fired from one or more guns.
- We heard a sudden fusillade from the shooting range down the valley.
- The movie's battle scene began with a loud fusillade.
- The soldiers unleashed a fusillade of gunfire at the enemy position.
- A rapid outburst or stream of something, such as questions, criticisms, or blows.
- The boxer dodged a fusillade of punches in the final round.
- Her speech was interrupted by a fusillade of boos from the audience.
- The reporter faced a fusillade of questions from the angry crowd.