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   bar·rage

   /bəˈrä(d)ZH/

   noun

   • 1. a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area. Similar bombardmentgunfirecannonadebatteryblastbroadsidesalvovolleyfusilladestormhailshowercascaderainstreamblitzshellingwall/curtain/barrier of fire
   • ▪ a concentrated outpouring, as of questions or blows: "she was not prepared for his barrage of questions" Similar abundancemasssuperabundanceplethoraprofusiondelugestreamstormtorrentonslaughtfloodspatetideavalanchehailburstblazeoutburstoutpouring

   verb

   • 1. bombard (someone) with something: "his doctor was barraged with unsolicited advice"

   Word Origin mid 19th century (in barrage (sense 2 of the noun)): from French, from barrer ‘to bar’, of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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