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Cannonade — Can non*ade , n. [F. Canonnade; cf. It. cannanata.] 1. The act of discharging cannon and throwing ball, shell, etc., for the purpose of destroying an army, or battering a town, ship, or fort; usually, an attack of some continuance. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cannonade — Can non*ade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cannonade}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cannonading}.] To attack with heavy artillery; to batter with cannon shot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cannonade — Can non*ade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cannonade}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cannonading}.] To attack with heavy artillery; to batter with cannon shot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cannonade — Can non*ade , v. i. To discharge cannon; as, the army cannonaded all day. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cannonade — discharge of artillery, 1650s, from CANNON (Cf. cannon) + ADE (Cf. ade). As a verb, from 1660s. Cf. Fr. canonnade (16c.), It. cannonata … Etymology dictionary
cannonade — ► NOUN ▪ a period of continuous heavy gunfire. ► VERB ▪ discharge heavy guns continuously … English terms dictionary
cannonade — [kan΄ən ād′] n. [Fr canonnade < canon, CANNON] a continuous firing of artillery vt. cannonaded, cannonading to attack or fire at with artillery vi. to fire artillery … English World dictionary
Cannonade — For the cannon see Carronade Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Cannonade caption = sire = Bold Bidder grandsire = Bold Ruler dam = Queen Sucree damsire = Ribot sex = Stallion foaled = 1971 country = United States flagicon|USA colour =… … Wikipedia
cannonade — [[t]kæ̱nəne͟ɪd[/t]] cannonades N COUNT A cannonade is an intense continuous attack of gunfire. ...the distant thunder of a cannonade. Syn: barrage … English dictionary
cannonade — noun the distant cannonade kept us alert all night Syn: bombardment, shelling, gunfire, artillery fire, barrage, pounding … Thesaurus of popular words
