Definition of cannonade
1 : a heavy fire of artillery
2 : an attack (as with words) likened to artillery fire : bombardment The president's decision was attacked with a cannonade of criticism.
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Examples of cannonade in a Sentence
The French directed a cannonade at the British for three hours.
the director of the sporting event was greeted at the scene with a cannonade of complaints
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Since his first day on the job, President Trump has signed a cannonade of executive orders and memoranda targeting policies impacting the environment, health care, infrastructure & more.
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First Known Use of cannonade
1562
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Definition of cannonade
cannonaded
;cannonading
transitive verb
: to attack with or as if with artillery
intransitive verb
: to deliver artillery fire
Examples of cannonade in a Sentence
the artillery cannonaded the enemy encampment all night
First Known Use of cannonade
1664
CANNONADE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of cannonade for English Language Learners
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: an attack with cannons that continues for a long time
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