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| fu·sil·lade [ fyssə ld, fyssə làyd, fyzə làyd ] |
noun (plural fu·sil·lades) |
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1. blast of gunfire: the firing of several guns at once or in quick succession
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2. onslaught: a sustained attack or barrage, e.g. of missiles or words
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transitive verb (past and past participle fu·sil·lad·ed, present participle fu·sil·lad·ing, 3rd person present singular fu·sil·lades) |
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fire at enemy: to subject an enemy to a sustained burst of gunfire
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| [Early 19th century. < French< fusiller "shoot" < fusil "musket" (see fusil)] |
