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| can·non·ade [ kànnə náyd ] |
noun (plural can·non·ades) |
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1. bombardment: a sustained bombardment with heavy artillery
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2. something resembling bombardment: something that sounds or feels like an artillery bombardment
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verb (past and past participle can·non·ad·ed, present participle can·non·ad·ing, 3rd person present singular can·non·ades) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb bombard somebody or be bombarded: to subject an enemy to, or be subjected to, a cannonade
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2. transitive verb attack somebody: to subject somebody to a sustained attack, e.g. with words of criticism or reproach
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| [Mid-16th century. Via French < Italian cannonata< cannone (see cannon)] |
