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CANNONADE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Intense and continuous artillery fire

Synonyms:

cannonade; drumfire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("cannonade" is a kind of...):

artillery fire; cannon fire (fire delivered by artillery)

Derivation:

cannonade (attack with cannons or artillery)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Attack with cannons or artillery

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "cannonade" is one way to...):

assail; attack (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

cannonade (intense and continuous artillery fire)

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