nnoun.communicationthe rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)Synset:bombardment onslaught outpouring
Examples:- a barrage of questions
- a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake
Derivationally Related Form:bombardbarrage
Hypernyms:language linguistic communication
Inherited Hypernyms:barragelanguagecommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific targetSynset:barrage fire battery bombardment shelling
Examples:- they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
- the shelling went on for hours without pausing
Derivationally Related Form:shell
Hypernyms:fire firing
Inherited Hypernyms:barragefireattackoperationactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.communicationaddress with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrageSynset:bombard
Examples:- The speaker was barraged by an angry audience
- The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer
Derivationally Related Form:barragebombardment
Hypernyms:assail assault attack lash out round snipe
Inherited Hypernyms:bombardattackknockcommentnotestateexpress
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody