fusillade

fu·sil·lade

noun \ˈfyü-sə-ˌläd, -ˌlād, ˌfyü-sə-ˈ, -zə-\

Definition of FUSILLADE

1

a : a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession

b : something that gives the effect of a fusillade <a fusillade of rocks and bottles>

2

: a spirited outburst especially of criticism

Examples of FUSILLADE

1. A fusillade of bullets filled the courtyard.
2. <responded calmly to the fusillade of criticism leveled at his design for the memorial>

Origin of FUSILLADE

French, from fusiller to shoot, from fusil

First Known Use: 1801

Related to FUSILLADE

Synonyms

blitz, blitzkrieg, bombardment, cannonade, drumbeat, drumfire, flurry, barrage, hail, salvo, shower, storm, volley

Related Words

broadside, earful; avalanche, burst, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, discharge, engulfment, flood, flood tide, flush, gush, inundation, outburst, outflow, outpouring, overflow, rash, spate, surge, torrent; current, river, stream, tide; excess, glut, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus

Near Antonyms

dribble, drip, trickle

Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

Rhymes with FUSILLADE

accolade, Adelaide, ambuscade, aquacade, balustrade, barricade, cable-laid, cannonade, carronade, cavalcade, centigrade, chambermaid, chiffonade, colonnade, countertrade, custom-made, dairymaid, defilade, enfilade, escalade, escapade, esplanade, everglade, foreign aid, gallopade, gasconade, grant-in-aid, hawser-laid, hearing aid, intergrade, legal aid, lemonade, marinade, marmalade, masquerade, meter maid, motorcade, orangeade, orthograde, overtrade, palisade, panty raid, pasquinade, plantigrade, promenade, ready-made, renegade, retrograde, serenade, stock-in-trade, tailor-made, underlaid, visual aid