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1barrage — I noun artillery fire, assault, attack, blare, blast, blitz, bombardment, bombings, boom, broadside, burst, cannonade, clamor, concentration, covering fire, cross fire, explosions, fire, gunfire, protective fire, roar, salvo, shelling, shower,… …
2protective fire — index barrage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3barrage — i. A protective screen of balloons that are moored to the ground and kept at varying heights to prevent or hinder operations by low flying enemy aircraft. See balloon barrage. ii. A type of electronic attack intended for simultaneous jamming over …
4barrage — 1. A prearranged barrier of fires, except that delivered by small arms, designed to protect friendly troops and installations by impeding enemy movements across defensive lines or areas. 2. A protective screen of balloons that is moored to the… …
5balloon barrage — A protective screen of balloons moored around the target likely to be attacked by enemy aircraft. The mooring cables are made of steel and can lethally damage an aircraft flying through the barrage. The balloons can be raised and lowered to… …
6USS Astoria (CA-34) — The second USS Astoria (CA 34) was a United States Navy New Orleans class heavy cruiser that participated in both the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway, but was then sunk in August 1942 at the Battle of Savo Island. Originally the… …
7USS Berkeley (DDG-15) — Career (United States) …
8Sperrfeuer — Deutsches Sperrfeuer auf alliierte Schützengräben bei Ypres. Vermutlich während der Zweiten Flandernschlacht (1915) aufgenommen. Als Sperrfeuer (franz. „protective barrage“) bezeichnet man im militärischen Sprachgebrauch den Artillerie Beschuss… …
9baseball — /bays bawl /, n. 1. a game of ball between two nine player teams played usually for nine innings on a field that has as a focal point a diamond shaped infield with a home plate and three other bases, 90 ft. (27 m) apart, forming a circuit that… …
10Sarda River — Kailash mountains Source of Mahakali and Karnali rivers Sarda River forms part of the border between the nations of India and Nepal. It is called the Mahakali River in Nepal and Kali Gad by local pahari people . This boundary was established by… …
