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/ˈbæɹɑːʒ/ · noun
An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow..
The 75s of V Corps fired a standard rolling barrage, while the larger 155 mm and 8-inch pieces fired standing barrages 500 meters beyond the barrage line. For the rolling barrage, one battery in each battalion fired low, bursting shrapnel instead of the standard high explosive.
Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,[…]most of Edison's grounds soon became an inferno. As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities.
Lesser lawyers who were vague in oral argument faced a barrage of sarcasm or, if he agreed with them, constant chiding to do better.
Maybe now her daughter would stop barraging her with questions about her past.
Use barrage when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Barrage means An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow..
Common synonyms include bombard, onslaught, bombardment, outpouring.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The 75s of V Corps fired a standard rolling barrage, while the larger 155 mm and 8-inch pieces fired standing barrages 500 meters beyond the barrage line. For the rolling barrage, one battery in each battalion fired low, bursting shrapnel instead of the standard high explosive.
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