fusillade
a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms.
a general discharge or outpouring of anything: a fusillade of questions.
to attack or shoot by a fusillade.
Origin of fusillade
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How to use fusillade in a sentence
Nonetheless, the truck gunning in reverse was enough to trigger a fusillade of 19 bullets from McCormick and Phillips, who said they feared for each other’s lives.
‘That Is Evil’: Mom Demands Justice in Her Son’s Fatal Police Shooting in Colorado | Andrew Boryga | September 10, 2021 | The Daily BeastThey can expect a fusillade of incoming from Gillibrand and her colleagues.
Senate Hearings Will Probe Sexual Assaults in the Armed Services | Lloyd Grove | March 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTDuring the whole day there was an incessant fusillade, the rebelsʼ chief stronghold being the Recoleto Convent.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanOff to the left had sounded a series of sharp explosions, as a fusillade of rifle shots.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankThey had not long to wait; a sharp fusillade began, mingled with the cries and yells of the assailants.
The Border Rifles | Gustave Aimard
Just ahead the rioters had turned to pour a fusillade of fifty shots into a house from which a revolver shot had been fired.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants | H. Irving HancockThey saluted the dawn with a noisy fusillade that ran along the miles of winding line.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) | John McElroy
British Dictionary definitions for fusillade
/ (ˌfjuːzɪˈleɪd, -ˈlɑːd) /
a simultaneous or rapid continual discharge of firearms
a sudden outburst, as of criticism
(tr) to attack with a fusillade
Origin of fusillade
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