Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A concentrated discharge or bombardment of artillery, missiles, or firearms.
- noun An overwhelming, concentrated outpouring, as of words or requests.
- transitive verb To direct a barrage at.
- noun An artificial obstruction, such as a dam or irrigation channel, built in a watercourse to increase its depth or to divert its flow.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French (tir de) barrage, barrier (fire); see barrage.]
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French, from barrer, to bar, from barre, bar, from Old French; see bar.]
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