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- Dictionarybarrage/ˈbarɑː(d)ʒ/
noun
- 1. a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area: "his forces launched an artillery barrage on the city" Similar
- 2. an artificial barrier across a river or estuary to prevent flooding, aid irrigation or navigation, or to generate electricity by tidal power: "they are considering a tidal barrage built across the Severn estuary" Similar
verb
- 1. bombard (someone) with questions, criticisms, complaints, etc.: "his doctor was barraged with unsolicited advice"
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The meaning of BARRAGE is a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation. How to use barrage in a sentence.
a structure that is built across a river to provide water for farming, to produce electricity, or to allow boats to travel more easily: The proposed tidal barrage would generate enough electricity to supply 80,000 homes.
a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops. an overwhelming quantity or explosion, as of words, blows, or criticisms: a barrage of questions.
A barrage is something that comes quickly and heavily — as an attack of bullets or artillery, or a fast spray of words.
a structure that is built across a river to provide water for farming, to produce electricity, or to allow boats to travel more easily: The proposed tidal barrage would generate enough electricity to supply 80,000 homes.
n. 1. A concentrated discharge or bombardment of artillery, missiles, or firearms. 2. An overwhelming, concentrated outpouring, as of words or requests: a barrage of criticism. tr.v. bar·raged, bar·rag·ing, bar·rag·es. To direct a barrage at. [French (tir de) barrage, barrier (fire); see barrage1.] Synonyms: barrage2, bombard, pelt2, pepper.
noun. /ˈbærɑːʒ/ /bəˈrɑːʒ/ [countable, usually singular] the continuous firing of a large number of guns in a particular direction, especially to protect soldiers while they are attacking or moving towards the enemy. an artillery barrage from at least 1 000 guns. Troops unleashed a barrage of grenades. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
