Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: fusillade  'fyoo-su,leyd or 'fyoo-su,laad [N. Amer], ,fyoo-zu'leyd or ,fyoo-zu'laad [Brit]
  1. Rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
    "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise";
    - salvo, volley, burst
Verb: fusillade  'fyoo-su,leyd or 'fyoo-su,laad [N. Amer], ,fyoo-zu'leyd or ,fyoo-zu'laad [Brit]
  1. Attack with fusillade

Derived forms: fusillading, fusilladed, fusillades

Type of: discharge, fire, firing

Encyclopedia: Fusillade

Nearest

fusee drive
fusel oil
fuselage
fusibility
fusible
fusible metal
fusiform
fusil
fusileer
fusilier
fusillade
fusilli
fusion
fusion bomb
fusion cooking
fusion reactor
fusional language
fuss
fuss-budget
fussily
fussiness