barrage (noun)
51blimp — noun informal 1》 (also Colonel Blimp) Brit. a pompous, reactionary person. 2》 a small airship or barrage balloon. 3》 N. Amer. an obese person. 4》 a soundproof cover for a film camera. Derivatives blimpish adjective Origin First World War (in… …
52blitz — noun 1) the 1940 blitz on London Syn: bombardment, bombing, onslaught, barrage; attack, assault, raid, strike, blitzkrieg 2) an expensive new marketing blitz Syn: campaign, effort, o …
53broadside — noun 1) historical the gunners fired broadsides Syn: salvo, volley, cannonade, barrage, blast, fusillade 2) a broadside against the economic reforms Syn: criticism, censure, polemic, diatribe, ti …
54calumny — noun voters were tired of the candidates endless barrage of calumny Syn: slander, defamation (of character), character assassination, libel; vilification, traducement, obloquy, verbal abuse; informal mudslinging, trash talk; rare contumely See… …
55cannonade — noun the distant cannonade kept us alert all night Syn: bombardment, shelling, gunfire, artillery fire, barrage, pounding …
56onslaught — noun the battalion s onslaught was relentless Syn: assault, attack, offensive, advance, charge, onrush, rush, storming, sortie, sally, raid, descent, incursion, invasion, foray, push, thrust, drive, blitz …
57torrent — noun 1) a torrent of water Syn: flood, deluge, inundation, spate, cascade, cataract, rush, stream, current, flow, overflow, tide 2) a torrent of abuse Syn …
58volley — noun a volley of rifle shots Syn: barrage, cannonade, battery, bombardment, salvo, discharge, fusillade; storm, hail, shower, deluge, torrent; historical broadside …
59avalanche — noun an avalanche of enquiries Syn: barrage, flood, deluge, torrent, wave Ant: trickle …
60blitz — noun Syn: bombing, air raid, air strike, bombardment, barrage, attack, assault …
