Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target;
- Example: "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"- Example: "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"[syn: barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
barrage fire
n 1: 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"; "the shelling went on for hours
without pausing" [syn: barrage, barrage fire,
battery, bombardment, shelling]