cannonade
1 of 2noun
can·non·ade ˌka-nə-ˈnād 
1
: a heavy fire of artillery
2
: an attack (as with words) likened to artillery fire : bombardment
The president's decision was attacked with a cannonade of criticism.
cannonade
2 of 2verb
cannonaded; cannonading
transitive verb
: to attack with or as if with artillery
intransitive verb
: to deliver artillery fire
Synonyms
Noun
- barrage
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- bombardment
- drumbeat
- drumfire
- flurry
- fusillade
- hail
- salvo
- shower
- storm
- volley
Verb
- batter
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- bomb
- bombard
- shell
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Example Sentences
Noun The French directed a cannonade at the British for three hours. the director of the sporting event was greeted at the scene with a cannonade of complaints Verb the artillery cannonaded the enemy encampment all night
Recent Examples on the Web
CBS News, 9 Aug. 2022 In general, however, the report was a cap-gun ending to an inquiry whose backers hinted would turn up a cannonade of fraud. BostonGlobe.com, 24 Sep. 2021 Watson’s cannonade of wonders and statistics sometimes proceeds in almost carnival mood, leading to arbitrary indulgences. Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2020 Since his first day on the job, President Trump has signed a cannonade of executive orders and memoranda targeting policies impacting the environment, health care, infrastructure & more. Kevin Corke, Fox News, 14 July 2017 Joseph Tartakovsky, WSJ, 2 July 2018
Noun
The conclusion of your letter makes my heart throb more than a cannonade. CBS News, 9 Aug. 2022 In general, however, the report was a cap-gun ending to an inquiry whose backers hinted would turn up a cannonade of fraud. BostonGlobe.com, 24 Sep. 2021 Watson’s cannonade of wonders and statistics sometimes proceeds in almost carnival mood, leading to arbitrary indulgences. Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2020 Since his first day on the job, President Trump has signed a cannonade of executive orders and memoranda targeting policies impacting the environment, health care, infrastructure & more. Kevin Corke, Fox News, 14 July 2017 Verb
But Americans chose to cannonade each other with pamphlets, not artillery. Joseph Tartakovsky, WSJ, 2 July 2018 Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1637, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
cannonaded
verb
as in bombed
to use bombs or artillery against the artillery cannonaded the enemy encampment all night Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- bombed
- battered
- attacked
- shelled
- bombarded
- enfiladed
- blitzed
- blitzkrieged
- ravaged
- pounded
- strafed
- assailed
- assaulted
- raked
- hit
- devastated
- struck