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CANNONADE
cannonade, drumfire
(noun) intense and continuous artillery fire
cannonade
(verb) attack with cannons or artillery
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cannonade (plural cannonades)
Firing artillery in a large amount for a length of time .
(figurative) A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.
Verb
cannonade (third-person singular simple present cannonades, present participle cannonading, simple past and past participle cannonaded)
To discharge artillery fire upon.
Source: Wiktionary
Can"non*ade", n. Etym: [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. A furious cannonade was kept up from the whole circle of batteries on the devoted towm. Prescott.
2. Fig.; A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming. Blue Walden rolls its cannonade. Ewerson.
Can`non*ade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cannonade; p. pr. & vb. n. Cannonading.]
Definition: To attack with heavy artillery; to batter with cannon shot.
Can`non*ade", v. i.
Definition: To discharge cannon; as, the army cannonaded all day.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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