fusilladenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌfjuː.zɪˈleɪd/us/ˌfjuː.zɪˈleɪd/a large number of bullets fired at the same time or one after another very quickly:
a fusillade of automatic fire
formal figurative A fusillade (= sudden large amount) of questions greeted the president at this afternoon's press conference.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bullets & cartridges
- blank
- buckshot
- bullet
- cartridge
- dumdum bullet
- grapeshot
- pellet
- plastic bullet
- round
- shot
- slug
- tracer
- volley