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单词 fusillades
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fusillade

noun

fu·​sil·​lade ˈfyü-sə-ˌläd How to pronounce fusillade (audio)
-ˌlād,
ˌfyü-sə-ˈläd,
-ˈlād,
-zə-
1
a
: a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
b
: something that gives the effect of a fusillade
a fusillade of rocks and bottles
2
: a spirited outburst especially of criticism

Synonyms

  • barrage
  • blitz
  • blitzkrieg
  • bombardment
  • cannonade
  • drumbeat
  • drumfire
  • flurry
  • hail
  • salvo
  • shower
  • storm
  • volley
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Example Sentences

A fusillade of bullets filled the courtyard. responded calmly to the fusillade of criticism leveled at his design for the memorial
Recent Examples on the Web The military will arrange gun salutes across London, including a 41-gun fusillade from Hyde Park. Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 These were of course followed by an equally robust fusillade of calls to do more than simply vote. Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 11 July 2022 Despite the fusillade, there were no injuries among the people nearby who were not involved in the gun battle, police said. oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2022 Some parents and their children never reunited after the 18-year-old gunman walked into Robb Elementary unimpeded and unleashed a fusillade of gunfire that would take responding law-enforcement agencies some 74 minutes to stop. María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 Nineteen students and two teachers died in the fusillade by 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, who was killed when police broke into a classroom after a long delay. Holly Bailey, Washington Post, 17 July 2022 More than 30 people were injured in the fusillade of bullets. Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 The once-somnolent agency was now firing a fusillade of safety notices, laying out the specifics of how each airport would be affected. Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 26 May 2022 And some more good news for lovers of the distinctive fusillade produced by the original Impreza rally cars: this one keeps anti-lag, injecting fuel into the turbocharger to keep it spinning off-throttle. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 21 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, from fusiller "to shoot with a musket volley" (from fusil fusil entry 2 + -iller, causative prefix, going back to Latin -iculāre, derivative of -iculum, instrumental and diminutive suffix) + -ade -ade

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

fusillades

noun

plural of fusillade
as in barrages
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once responded calmly to the fusillade of criticism leveled at his design for the memorial

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • barrages
  • flurries
  • volleys
  • salvos
  • cannonades
  • bombardments
  • blitzkriegs
  • salvoes
  • drumbeats
  • hails
  • torrents
  • floods
  • showers
  • blitzes
  • tides
  • drumfires
  • storms
  • surges
  • bursts
  • outpourings
  • outbursts
  • broadsides
  • avalanches
  • streams
  • spates
  • inundations
  • deluges
  • rashes
  • earfuls
  • outflows
  • discharges
  • excesses
  • overflows
  • gushes
  • cataclysms
  • flood tides
  • currents
  • flushes
  • cataracts
  • surpluses
  • rivers
  • gluts
  • oversupplies
  • engulfments
  • overkills
  • overabundances
  • surfeits
  • superfluities
  • overmuch
  • superabundances
  • overages

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • drips
  • trickles
  • dribbles
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