barrage (noun)
11barrage balloon — noun a large anchored balloon, typically with netting suspended from it, serving as an obstacle to low flying enemy aircraft …
12barrage balloon — noun (C) a large bag that floats in the air to prevent enemy planes from flying near the ground …
13barrage jamming — noun electronic jamming over a wide range of frequencies simultaneously • Hypernyms: ↑jamming, ↑electronic jamming, ↑jam …
14balloon barrage — noun : a screen of balloons moored to the ground as a barrage against enemy airplanes * * * a series of moored balloons, usually strung together and hung with cables, for impeding a low level attack by enemy aircraft. [1915 20] * * * balloon… …
15barrage — I. noun Etymology: French, from barrer to bar, from barre bar Date: 1845 a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation II. noun Etymology: French (tir de) barrage barrier… …
16barrage — I UK [ˈbærɑːʒ] / US [bəˈrɑʒ] noun Word forms barrage : singular barrage plural barrages 1) [countable] an attack during which an army continuously fires guns, drops bombs etc for a long time 2) [singular] a lot of criticisms, complaints, or… …
17barrage — /ˈbæraʒ / (say barahzh), / adʒ/ (say ahj) noun 1. Military a barrier of artillery fire used to prevent the enemy from advancing, to enable troops behind it to operate with a minimum of casualties, or to cut off the enemy s retreat in one or more… …
18barrage — 1. noun /bəˈɹɑːʒ/lang=en a) an artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow …
19barrage — 1 noun 1 (countable usually singular) the continuous firing of guns, especially large heavy guns, to protect soldiers as they move toward an enemy: a barrage of anti aircraft fire 2 (singular) a lot of questions, comments etc, that are said at… …
20barrage — bar|rage1 [ bə raʒ ] noun 1. ) count an attack during which an army continuously fires guns, drops bombs etc. for a long time 2. ) singular barrage of a lot of criticisms, complaints, or questions directed at one person: a barrage of abuse 3. ) / …
