Search Result for "barrage_fire":
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]