barragen.

Brit.

/ˈbarɑː(d)ʒ/,

/ˈbarɪdʒ/, U.S.

/bəˈrɑ(d)ʒ/

Etymology: < French barrage, < barre bar n.¹: see -age suffix. N.E.D. (1885) gives the pronunciation as (bārėdʒ) /ˈbɑːrədʒ/.

a. The action of barring; the formation of an artificial bar in a river or watercourse, to increase the depth of water; the artificial bar thus formed, esp. those in the Nile.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > artificially confined water > contrivance for impounding water > barrage

barrage1859

1859 W. H. Gregory Egypt I. 64 Useless barrages that obstruct, and do not benefit.

1865 Daily Tel. 8 Dec. 5/1 The execution of the barrage of the Nile.

1867 J. MacGregor Voy. Alone in Rob Roy vi. 89 The vast locks, barrages, quays.

b. In modern military use: a barrier of continuous artillery or machine-gun fire concentrated in a given area, used to prevent the advance or retreat of enemy troops, to protect troops advancing against the enemy, to repulse attacks by aircraft, and for destructive purposes; creeping or moving barrage, a curtain of fire moving before and directed from behind advancing troops. More explicitly barrage fire.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > management of artillery > [noun] > bombardment

battery1548

cannonade1562

cannonading1637

bombarding1687

bomb battery1695

bombardment1702

cannon fire1725

bombard1807

shelling1860

hate1915

barrage1916

box barrage1916

creeping barrage1916

area bombardment1918

area shoot1919

shoot1941

stonk1944

1916 H. W. Yoxall Let. 22 Sept. in Fashion of Life (1966) iv. 32 The Bosche barrage was almost as good as ours.

1917 Times 11 July 5/5 The German barrage fire on the trenches, though it lasted so short a time, was of extreme severity.

1917 Times 26 Sept. 7/6 The barrage was effective in keeping the raiders at a great height.

1918 ‘B. Cable’ Air Men o' War ix. 118 Next instant he plunged at, into, and through the barrage, his machine rocking and pitching and rolling in the turmoil of shell-torn air.

1922 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 250/1 This breakdown of communications..led to the general introduction of the ‘creeping barrage’ (French barrage roulant, German Feuerwalze). Briefly, it is a screen of shells bursting on and close to the ground, which is moved forward across the country by short leaps according to a pre-determined time-table.

1938 Times 7 Sept. 9/1 Aeroplanes, balloons, guns, and searchlights, and the barrage itself had their part to play in the air defences of London.

c. transferred and figurative.

ΚΠ

1917 W. Owen Let. 25 May (1967) 464 You too have walked slowly through many barrages..from resisting Life.

1918 Daily Chron. 20 Dec. (Weekley) Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig passed into London through a creeping barrage of cheers.

1920 W. J. Locke House of Baltazar xxiv. 300 If the barrage of silence is maintained.

1927 M. Diver But Yesterday xxvii. 301 All that barrage about his health.

1942 E. Colby Army Talk 20 The word ‘Barrage’..also gets into slang, in the service..to describe a flood of conversation purposely put up to deceive and divert.

1958 F. C. Avis Boxing Ref. Dict. (U.S. ed.) 8 Barrage, a succession of fast and hard punches by one boxer against another.

1964 Observer 5 Jan. 2/5 The barrage of official statements.

d. In Sport: a heat for the selection of contestants. Also, the deciding jump-off, run-off, etc., in the event of a draw.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > game or definite spell of play > specific one of series

heata1663

rubber game1793

round1837

rubber match1843

tie-match1864

final1880

postseason1882

semi-final1884

preliminary1886

cup-tie1895

play-off1895

tie1895

leg1899

repechage1899

qualifier1908

quarter-final1916

playdown1918

rounder1918

go-around1933

quick death1938

semi1942

pretrial1946

quarter1950

barrage1955

tie-breaker1961

semi-main1968

tie-break1970

breaker1979

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > equestrian sports except racing > [noun] > show-jumping > final round

jump-off1947

barrage1955

tie-off1958

1955 Times 23 July 3/2 Twelve competitors out of a representative international field qualified for the first barrage for the puissance jumping.

1956 Times 1 Dec. 10/1 Miss G. Sheen, successful in the final barrage of the women's individual foils at Melbourne yesterday.

1963 L. F. Bloodgood & P. Santini Horseman's Dict. 16 Barrage, jump-off in a horse-show.

2. barrage balloon n. a captive balloon forming part of a balloon barrage. Cf. balloon barrage n. at balloon n. Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > aircraft weapons or equipment > [noun] > set of captive balloons > one of

blimp1916

barrage balloon1923

1923 Aviation 25 June 690/2 The employment of barrage balloons..permits the realization of economy in the distribution of ‘active means’ of anti-aircraft defense.

1925 Sci. Amer. July 61/1 The Barrage Balloon..is designed to ascend to a great height, trailing fine steel wires extending to the ground and wrecking any hostile airplane.

1943 Roof over Britain 5 The 'plane had struck a barrage balloon cable.

Derivatives

barrage v. (transitive) to put a barrage upon; intransitive to put down a barrage. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > management of artillery > operate (artillery) [verb (transitive)] > bombard

ding1548

to lay battery to1548

cannon1567

thunder1590

cannonade1637

bombard1686

bomb1694

shell1827

plonk1874

plaster1914

bump1915

labour1915

water1915

barragea1917

paste1942

stonk1944

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > management of artillery > operate artillery [verb (intransitive)] > discharge artillery > bombard

cannonade1637

to warm the field1705

barragea1917

a1917 E. A. Mackintosh War, the Liberator 124 The artillery will barrage at x. 20.

1918 ‘B. Cable’ Air Men o' War xvii. 230 The only bit of the whole line they managed to barrage properly.

1960 New Left Rev. May 64/1 She..barraged me with questions.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	barrage
释义	barragen. Brit. /ˈbarɑː(d)ʒ/, /ˈbarɪdʒ/, U.S. /bəˈrɑ(d)ʒ/ Etymology: < French barrage, < barre bar n.¹: see -age suffix. N.E.D. (1885) gives the pronunciation as (bārėdʒ) /ˈbɑːrədʒ/. 1. a. The action of barring; the formation of an artificial bar in a river or watercourse, to increase the depth of water; the artificial bar thus formed, esp. those in the Nile. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > artificially confined water > contrivance for impounding water > barrage barrage1859 1859 W. H. Gregory Egypt I. 64 Useless barrages that obstruct, and do not benefit. 1865 Daily Tel. 8 Dec. 5/1 The execution of the barrage of the Nile. 1867 J. MacGregor Voy. Alone in Rob Roy vi. 89 The vast locks, barrages, quays. b. In modern military use: a barrier of continuous artillery or machine-gun fire concentrated in a given area, used to prevent the advance or retreat of enemy troops, to protect troops advancing against the enemy, to repulse attacks by aircraft, and for destructive purposes; creeping or moving barrage, a curtain of fire moving before and directed from behind advancing troops. More explicitly barrage fire. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > management of artillery > [noun] > bombardment battery1548 cannonade1562 cannonading1637 bombarding1687 bomb battery1695 bombardment1702 cannon fire1725 bombard1807 shelling1860 hate1915 barrage1916 box barrage1916 creeping barrage1916 area bombardment1918 area shoot1919 shoot1941 stonk1944 1916 H. W. Yoxall Let. 22 Sept. in Fashion of Life (1966) iv. 32 The Bosche barrage was almost as good as ours. 1917 Times 11 July 5/5 The German barrage fire on the trenches, though it lasted so short a time, was of extreme severity. 1917 Times 26 Sept. 7/6 The barrage was effective in keeping the raiders at a great height. 1918 ‘B. Cable’ Air Men o' War ix. 118 Next instant he plunged at, into, and through the barrage, his machine rocking and pitching and rolling in the turmoil of shell-torn air. 1922 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 250/1 This breakdown of communications..led to the general introduction of the ‘creeping barrage’ (French barrage roulant, German Feuerwalze). Briefly, it is a screen of shells bursting on and close to the ground, which is moved forward across the country by short leaps according to a pre-determined time-table. 1938 Times 7 Sept. 9/1 Aeroplanes, balloons, guns, and searchlights, and the barrage itself had their part to play in the air defences of London. c. transferred and figurative. ΚΠ 1917 W. Owen Let. 25 May (1967) 464 You too have walked slowly through many barrages..from resisting Life. 1918 Daily Chron. 20 Dec. (Weekley) Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig passed into London through a creeping barrage of cheers. 1920 W. J. Locke House of Baltazar xxiv. 300 If the barrage of silence is maintained. 1927 M. Diver But Yesterday xxvii. 301 All that barrage about his health. 1942 E. Colby Army Talk 20 The word ‘Barrage’..also gets into slang, in the service..to describe a flood of conversation purposely put up to deceive and divert. 1958 F. C. Avis Boxing Ref. Dict. (U.S. ed.) 8 Barrage, a succession of fast and hard punches by one boxer against another. 1964 Observer 5 Jan. 2/5 The barrage of official statements. d. In Sport: a heat for the selection of contestants. Also, the deciding jump-off, run-off, etc., in the event of a draw. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > game or definite spell of play > specific one of series heata1663 rubber game1793 round1837 rubber match1843 tie-match1864 final1880 postseason1882 semi-final1884 preliminary1886 cup-tie1895 play-off1895 tie1895 leg1899 repechage1899 qualifier1908 quarter-final1916 playdown1918 rounder1918 go-around1933 quick death1938 semi1942 pretrial1946 quarter1950 barrage1955 tie-breaker1961 semi-main1968 tie-break1970 breaker1979 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > equestrian sports except racing > [noun] > show-jumping > final round jump-off1947 barrage1955 tie-off1958 1955 Times 23 July 3/2 Twelve competitors out of a representative international field qualified for the first barrage for the puissance jumping. 1956 Times 1 Dec. 10/1 Miss G. Sheen, successful in the final barrage of the women's individual foils at Melbourne yesterday. 1963 L. F. Bloodgood & P. Santini Horseman's Dict. 16 Barrage, jump-off in a horse-show. 2. barrage balloon n. a captive balloon forming part of a balloon barrage. Cf. balloon barrage n. at balloon n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > aircraft weapons or equipment > [noun] > set of captive balloons > one of blimp1916 barrage balloon1923 1923 Aviation 25 June 690/2 The employment of barrage balloons..permits the realization of economy in the distribution of ‘active means’ of anti-aircraft defense. 1925 Sci. Amer. July 61/1 The Barrage Balloon..is designed to ascend to a great height, trailing fine steel wires extending to the ground and wrecking any hostile airplane. 1943 Roof over Britain 5 The 'plane had struck a barrage balloon cable. Derivatives barrage v. (transitive) to put a barrage upon; intransitive to put down a barrage. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > management of artillery > operate (artillery) [verb (transitive)] > bombard ding1548 to lay battery to1548 cannon1567 thunder1590 cannonade1637 bombard1686 bomb1694 shell1827 plonk1874 plaster1914 bump1915 labour1915 water1915 barragea1917 paste1942 stonk1944 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > management of artillery > operate artillery [verb (intransitive)] > discharge artillery > bombard cannonade1637 to warm the field1705 barragea1917 a1917 E. A. Mackintosh War, the Liberator 124 The artillery will barrage at x. 20. 1918 ‘B. Cable’ Air Men o' War xvii. 230 The only bit of the whole line they managed to barrage properly. 1960 New Left Rev. May 64/1 She..barraged me with questions. 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