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cannonade

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Military
can·non·ade /ˌkænəˈneɪd/ noun [countable]  PMa continuous heavy attack by large guns 连续的炮击
Examples from the Corpus
cannonadeIf there is a cannonade, an explosion, you will be the first to experience it.A deceitful day that makes one think of lilacs and daffodils, before blasting you with another cannonade of winter.They frequently shifted and broke apart under the warming sun, sounding like thunder, booming cannonades and shotgun blasts.The position was now subjected to a heavy cannonade, and a combination attack followed.On the fifteenth of July began the cannonade.Their cannonade, although impressive, was quite ineffective.
can·non·ade nounChineseSyllable
Corpus large by continuous a guns heavy attack


cannonade
cannonade /ˌkænəˈneɪd/ noun [countable]
a continuous heavy attack by large guns


can·non·adeBrE /ˌkænəˈneɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkænəˈneɪd/ 🔊 nouna continuous firing of large guns 连续炮轰