cannonade

²cannonade

verb

cannonad·edcannonad·ing

Definition of CANNONADE

transitive verb

: to attack with or as if with artillery

intransitive verb

: to deliver artillery fire

Examples of CANNONADE

1. <the artillery cannonaded the enemy encampment all night>

First Known Use of CANNONADE

1664

Related to CANNONADE

Synonyms: batter, blitz, blitzkrieg, bomb, bombard, shell

Related Words: enfilade; rake, strafe; assail, assault, attack, devastate, hit, pound, ravage, strike

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