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Noun: barrage bu'raazh or bu'raaj [N. Amer], ba-raazh or ba-raaj [Brit]- The rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
"a barrage of questions" - bombardment, outpouring, onslaught - The heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
"they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "they laid down a barrage fire in front of the advancing troops" - barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling Verb: barrage bu'raazh or bu'raaj [N. Amer], ba-raazh or ba-raaj [Brit]- Address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage
"The speaker was barraged by an angry audience" - bombard
Derived forms: barraged, barraging, barrages Type of: assail, assault, attack, fire, firing, language, lash out, linguistic communication, round, snipe Encyclopedia: Barrage |