fusillade
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fu·sil·lade /ˌfjuːzəˈleɪd $ -sə-/ noun [countable usually singular] 1 CPMWa quick series of shots fired from a gun, or a quick series of other objects that are thrown 〔枪炮的〕连发；〔某物的〕连续投掷fusillade of a fusillade of bullets 子弹的连发2. TALK TO somebodya quick series of questions or remarks 连珠炮似的问题；一连串的话
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fusillade• She aligned the sights of her rifle and loosed a fusillade of bolts that split the rocks apart.• Desktop publishing was only the opening salvo of a fusillade of developments that would change the way people worked.• At the beginning of the Secretary of State for the Environment's speech there was a fusillade of Government interventions.• Windows were blasted inwards by the fusillade.fusillade of• Ms. Hills ran into a fusillade of hostile questions at Tuesday's committee meeting.• The first officers who burst into the house were met with a fusillade of bullets.Origin fusillade (1800-1900) French fusiller “to shoot”, from Late Latin focus “fire”fu·sil·lade nounChineseSyllable
a series from shots Corpus fired of quick
fusillade
fu‧sil‧lade /ˌfjuːzəˈleɪd, ˌfjuːzɪˈleɪd $ -sə-/
noun [countable usually singular]
fusillade of
a fusillade of bullets
2. a quick series of questions or remarks
fu‧sil‧lade /ˌfjuːzəˈleɪd, ˌfjuːzɪˈleɪd $ -sə-/
noun [countable usually singular] Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: fusiller __to shoot__, from Late Latin focus __fire__
1. a quick series of shots fired from a gun, or a quick series of other objects that are thrownLanguage: French
Origin: fusiller __to shoot__, from Late Latin focus __fire__
fusillade of
2. a quick series of questions or remarks