cannonade
Americannoun
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a continued discharge of cannon, especially during an attack.
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an attack, as of invective or censure, suggestive of cannon fire; barrage.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of cannonade
1645–55; < French canonnade < Italian cannonata, equivalent to cannon ( e ) cannon + -ata -ade 1
Example Sentences
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But “Structures for Life” brings a cannonade of color to Queens, and it’s one of two opportunities to rediscover Saint Phalle in New York right now.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2021
It’s unlikely any previous California governor has faced such a cannonade of calamities — a grand slam of disasters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2019
But Americans chose to cannonade each other with pamphlets, not artillery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2018
Before walking in, Charlotte gave a wee royal hand wave to the cannonade of cameras.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2018
On the fifteenth of July began the cannonade.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
At the Garden itself, packed with 20,000 screaming fans, the Stones presented their Pied Piper with a huge birthday cake, then cannonaded him with custard pies that splattered over the front-row customers.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the object of his cheers cannonaded down the run, Corruzo dashed to the finish line and jumped the fence.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lightning burned streaks in the sky, and thunder cannonaded.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
La Fayette, with a strong escort, appeared on the heights opposite Petersburg, and the artillery, under Colonel Gimat, cannonaded the enemy's quarters.
From History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by Campbell, Charles
It was cannonaded at the same time by the armed vessels, and a demonstration was made on it by the division under General Vaughan.
From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington
"His footwork," wrote the Associated Press reporter Whitney Martin, "consists of moving forward in a direct line to a point where he is within cannonading range."
From The Guardian ● Nov. 13, 2012
The cannonading that echoes along London's Fleet Street was suddenly stilled, and Britain's battling press lords struck a truce flag to pay convivial tribute to one of their fellows.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cut off by the German cannonading, the Americans began to run short of ammunition, water, food.
From Time Magazine Archive
Wars may come & go, but the cannonading over the question whether there is or is not a U. S. school in art goes on forever.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cannonading became more and more furious as the minutes passed, until in the distance it sounded like one continual roll of thunder.
From A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry by Hinkley, Julian Wisner
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