Fusillading

Fusillading
Fusillade Fu"sil*lade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fusillader}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fusillading}.] To shoot down of shoot at by a simultaneous discharge of firearms. [1913 Webster]

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  • fusillading — fu·sil·lade || ‚fjuːzɪlÉ‘d / leɪd n. firing of many weapons at once; volley, rapid discharge (of questions, shots, etc.) v. fire many weapons at once; volley, rapidly discharge (questions, shots, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Fusillade — Fu sil*lade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fusillader}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fusillading}.] To shoot down of shoot at by a simultaneous discharge of firearms. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fusillader — Fusillade Fu sil*lade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fusillader}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fusillading}.] To shoot down of shoot at by a simultaneous discharge of firearms. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • fusillade — /fyooh seuh layd , lahd , zeuh /, n., v., fusilladed, fusillading. n. 1. a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms. 2. a general discharge or outpouring of anything: a fusillade of questions. v.t. 3. to attack or shoot by a fusillade.… …   Universalium

  • fusillade — /ˈfjuzəleɪd/ (say fyoohzuhlayd), / lad/ (say lahd) noun 1. a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms. 2. an execution carried out by this means. 3. a general discharge or outpouring of anything: *a fusillade of questions, to which on… …  

  • fusillade — [fyo͞o′sə läd΄, fyoo′səlād΄; fyoo′zəläd, fyoo′zəlād] n. [Fr < fusiller, to shoot < fusil: see FUSIL2] 1. a simultaneous or rapid and continuous discharge of many firearms 2. something like this [a fusillade of questions] vt. fusilladed,… …   English World dictionary

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