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| bar·rage [ bə r ] |
noun (plural bar·rag·es) |
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1. arms gunfire bursts: a long, continuous burst of gunfire
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2. attacking flow of something: a rapid attacking outpouring of something
  a barrage of criticism
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3. [ brij ] civil engineering river barrier: an artificial barrier built across a river or canal to provide water or prevent flooding
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transitive verb (past and past participle bar·raged, present participle bar·rag·ing, 3rd person present singular bar·rag·es) |
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1. military fire continuously on enemy: to attack an enemy with rapid and continuous gunfire
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2. attack somebody continuously: to subject somebody to a relentless onslaught
Those two have been barraging me with questions all morning.
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| [Mid-19th century. < French, "barrier" < barrer "to block" < barre (see bar1)] |
