bar·rage¹ (bär'ĭj)
n.

An artificial obstruction, such as a dam or irrigation channel, built in a watercourse to increase its depth or to divert its flow.

[French, from barrer, to bar, from barre, bar, from Old French. See bar¹.]

bar·rage² (bə-räzh')
n.

1. 1. A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of friendly troops to screen and protect them.
   2. A rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles, as from small arms.
2. An overwhelming, concentrated outpouring, as of words: a barrage of criticism.

tr.v., -raged, -rag·ing, -rag·es.

To direct a barrage at.

[French (tir de) barrage, barrier (fire). See barrage¹.]

SYNONYMS  barrage, bombard, pepper, shower. These verbs mean to direct a concentrated outpouring at something or someone: barraged the speaker with questions; bombarded the box office with ticket orders; peppered the senator with protests; showered the child with gifts.

barrage

noun

A concentrated outpouring, as of missiles, words, or blows: bombardment, burst, cannonade, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, storm, volley. See attack/defend.

verb

To direct a barrage at: bombard, cannonade, fusillade, pepper, shower. See attack/defend.

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The noun barrage has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
  Synonyms: outpouring, onslaught

Meaning #2: the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
  Synonyms: barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling

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The verb barrage has one meaning:

Meaning #1: attack with a barrage

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barrage

(DOD) 1. A prearranged barrier of fires, except that delivered by small arms, designed to protect friendly troops and installations by impeding enemy movements across defensive lines or areas. 2. A protective screen of balloons that is moored to the ground and kept at given heights to prevent or hinder operations by enemy aircraft. This meaning also called balloon barrage. 3. A type of electronic attack intended for simultaneous jamming over a wide area of frequency spectrum. See also barrage jamming; electronic warfare; fires.

Translations for: Barrage

Nederlands (Dutch)
spervuur, stuwdam, salvo, wegversperring, onder spervuur leggen

Français (French)
salve, barrage, tir de barrage, blocus, barrage d'une rue

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sperrfeuer
v. - (Mil) mit Sperrfeuer belegen, (Mil) Sperrfeuer schiessen
n. - Staudamm, Talsperre

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. τεχνητό φράγμα ποταμού, καταιγιστικά πυρά, καταιγισμός, φραγμός

Italiano (Italian)
sbarramento, diga, tiro di sbarramento, posto di blocco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - barragem (f)

Русский (Russian)
артподготовка, длинная тирада

Español (Spanish)
n. - salva, bombardeo, presa, andanada, barrera de fuego
v. tr. - bombardear, disparar
n. - andanada de preguntas y quejas formuladas en rápida sucesión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spärreld

中国话 (Simplified Chinese)
n. - 弹幕, 掩护炮火
v. tr. - 以密集火力攻击
n. - 拦河坝, 阻塞, 堰

中國話 (Traditional Chinese)
n. - 攔河壩, 阻塞, 堰
n. - 彈幕, 掩護炮火
v. tr. - 以密集火力攻擊

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 弾幕, 殺到, ダム

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سدة, سد, حاجز‏

עברית‬ (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מטר-אש, מסך-אש, המטיר (שאלות) על‬
v. tr. - ‮המטיר (שאלות) על‬
n. - ‮סכר (בנהר)‬

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