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FUSILLADE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
Example:
our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise
Synonyms:
burst; fusillade; salvo; volley
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("fusillade" is a kind of...):
fire; firing (the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy)
Derivation:
fusillade (attack with fusillade)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Attack with fusillade
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "fusillade" is one way to...):
discharge; fire (cause to go off)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
fusillade (rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms)
