cannonade

American  

[kan-uh-neyd] / ˌkæn əˈneɪd /

noun

1. a continued discharge of cannon, especially during an attack.

2. an attack, as of invective or censure, suggestive of cannon fire; barrage.

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verb (used with object)

cannonaded, cannonading

1. to attack continuously with or as if with cannon

verb (used without object)

cannonaded, cannonading

1. to discharge like continuous cannon fire.

cannonade British  

/ ˌkænəˈneɪd /

noun

1. an intense and continuous artillery bombardment

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verb

1. to attack (a target) with cannon

Etymology

Origin of cannonade

1645–55; < French canonnade < Italian cannonata, equivalent to cannon ( e ) cannon + -ata -ade ¹

Example Sentences

Now, like any Derby winner, Cannonade has a shot at racing's Triple Crown, and Stephens would surely like to claim the big prize.

From Time Magazine Archive

I rode Cannonade in the Stepping Stone before the Derby," he recalls, "and liked the way he handled himself.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last year he won the Kentucky Derby on Cannonade and went on to collect more than $4.2 million in purses for the year.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I wish the race were the day after tomorrow," announced Stephens after examining Cannonade.

From Time Magazine Archive

We marched another mile or so Silent, w'ith the dire Expectation of Grapeshot & Cannonade.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson