barrage
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noun \ˈbär-ij\Definition of BARRAGE
: a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
Origin of BARRAGE
French, from barrer to bar, from barre bar
First Known Use: 1845
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2bar·rage
noun \bə-ˈräzh, -ˈräj\Definition of BARRAGE
1
: artillery fire laid on a line close to friendly troops to screen and protect them
2
: a vigorous or rapid outpouring or projection of many things at once <a barrage of protests>
Origin of BARRAGE
French (tir de) barrage barrier fire
First Known Use: 1916
3bar·rage
transitive verb \bə-ˈräzh, -ˈräj\ bar·raged bar·rag·ing
Definition of BARRAGE
: to deliver a barrage against
Examples of BARRAGE
- <the star athlete was barraged with requests for an autograph>
First Known Use of BARRAGE
1918
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