fusillade

[ fyoo-suh-leyd, -lahd, -zuh- ]

/ ˈfyu səˌleɪd, -ˌlɑd, -zə- /

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noun

a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms.

a general discharge or outpouring of anything: a fusillade of questions.

verb (used with object), fu·sil·lad·ed, fu·sil·lad·ing.

to attack or shoot by a fusillade.

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Origin of fusillade

First recorded in 1795–1805; from French, equivalent to fusill(er) “to shoot” (see fusil¹) + -ade-ade¹

Words nearby fusillade

fusible metal, fusiform, fusil, fusile, fusilier, fusillade, fusilli, fusion, fusion bomb, fusionism, fusion, nuclear

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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 Beast
They 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|DAILY BEAST
During the whole day there was an incessant fusillade, the rebelsʼ chief stronghold being the Recoleto Convent.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Off to the left had sounded a series of sharp explosions, as a fusillade of rifle shots.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O|Clair Blank

They 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 Hancock
They 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

fusillade

/ (ˌfjuːzɪˈleɪd, -ˈlɑːd) /

noun

a simultaneous or rapid continual discharge of firearms

a sudden outburst, as of criticism

verb

(tr) to attack with a fusillade

Word Origin for fusillade

C19: from French, from fusiller to shoot; see fusil 1

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