Simultaneous or Rapid Continual Discharge of Firearms

fu·sil·lade

(fyo͞o′sə-läd′, -lād′, -zə-, fyo͞o′sə-läd′, -lād′, -zə-)

n.

1. A discharge from a number of firearms, fired simultaneously or in rapid succession.

2. A rapid outburst or barrage: a fusillade of insults.

tr.v. fu·sil·lad·ed, fu·sil·lad·ing, fu·sil·lades

To attack with a fusillade.

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[French, from fusiller, to shoot, from fusil, firearm; see fusil.]

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fusillade

(ˌfjuːzɪˈleɪd; -ˈlɑːd)

n

1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a simultaneous or rapid continual discharge of firearms

2. a sudden outburst, as of criticism

vb

(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (tr) to attack with a fusillade

[C19: from French, from fusiller to shoot; see fusil¹]

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fu•sil•lade

(ˈfyu səˌlɑd, -ˌleɪd, -zə-)

n., v. -lad•ed, -lad•ing. n.

1. a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms.

2. a general discharge or outpouring of anything: a fusillade of questions.

v.t.

3. to attack or shoot by a fusillade.

[1795–1805; < French, derivative of fusiller to shoot, derivative of fusil fusil¹]

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Fusillade

 simultaneous discharge of firearms.

Examples: fusillade of bullets; of personalities, 1884; of swearing, 1881; of terror, 1863.

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fusillade

Past participle: fusilladed
Gerund: fusillading

Imperative
fusillade
fusillade

Present
I fusillade
you fusillade
he/she/it fusillades
we fusillade
you fusillade
they fusillade

Preterite
I fusilladed
you fusilladed
he/she/it fusilladed
we fusilladed
you fusilladed
they fusilladed

Present Continuous
I am fusillading
you are fusillading
he/she/it is fusillading
we are fusillading
you are fusillading
they are fusillading

Present Perfect
I have fusilladed
you have fusilladed
he/she/it has fusilladed
we have fusilladed
you have fusilladed
they have fusilladed

Past Continuous
I was fusillading
you were fusillading
he/she/it was fusillading
we were fusillading
you were fusillading
they were fusillading

Past Perfect
I had fusilladed
you had fusilladed
he/she/it had fusilladed
we had fusilladed
you had fusilladed
they had fusilladed

Future
I will fusillade
you will fusillade
he/she/it will fusillade
we will fusillade
you will fusillade
they will fusillade

Future Perfect
I will have fusilladed
you will have fusilladed
he/she/it will have fusilladed
we will have fusilladed
you will have fusilladed
they will have fusilladed

Future Continuous
I will be fusillading
you will be fusillading
he/she/it will be fusillading
we will be fusillading
you will be fusillading
they will be fusillading

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fusillading
you have been fusillading
he/she/it has been fusillading
we have been fusillading
you have been fusillading
they have been fusillading

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fusillading
you will have been fusillading
he/she/it will have been fusillading
we will have been fusillading
you will have been fusillading
they will have been fusillading

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fusillading
you had been fusillading
he/she/it had been fusillading
we had been fusillading
you had been fusillading
they had been fusillading

Conditional
I would fusillade
you would fusillade
he/she/it would fusillade
we would fusillade
you would fusillade
they would fusillade

Past Conditional
I would have fusilladed
you would have fusilladed
he/she/it would have fusilladed
we would have fusilladed
you would have fusilladed
they would have fusilladed

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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:

Noun	1.	fusillade - rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" firing, fire - the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
Verb	1.	fusillade - attack with fusillade fire, discharge - cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"

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fusillade

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fusillade

noun

A concentrated outpouring, as of missiles, words, or blows:

verb

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Translations

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fusillade

[ˌfjuːzəˈlɑːd ˌfjuːzəˈleɪd] n

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fusillade

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