Definition of barrage
(Entry 1 of 3)
: a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
barrage
noun (2)Definition of barrage (Entry 2 of 3)
1
military
: artillery fire laid on a line (see line entry 1 sense 6c) close to friendly troops to screen and protect them
The enemy laid down a barrage of machine-gun fire as our platoon approached the bridge.
2
: a vigorous or rapid outpouring or projection of many things at once
a barrage of phone calls unleashed a barrage of insults an oratorical barrage
barrage
verb
barraged; barraging
Definition of barrage (Entry 3 of 3)
: to deliver a barrage (see barrage entry 2) against
were barraged with bullets being barraged by campaign ads before the election
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The first known use of barrage was in 1837
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