fusillade

fusillade
[ˌfjuːzɪˈleɪd, -ˈlɑːd]
noun
  1. a series of shots fired or missiles thrown all at the same time or in quick succession
    （枪炮的）齐射；（投掷物的）连续投掷
    marchers had to dodge a fusillade of missiles.
    请愿者不得不躲避连续齐发的投掷物。
    a fusillade of accusations.
    连珠炮似的谴责。
verb
  1. [with obj.](archaic)attack (a place) or shoot down (someone) by a series of shots fired at the same time or in quick succession
    (古)以齐射（或连续齐发）的炮火攻击（某地）；以齐射或连续齐发的枪弹击倒（某人）
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: from French, from fusiller 'to shoot', from fusil (see fusil)
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