Barrage and Combat

Barrage

Barrage noun - A rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once.

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Combat and barrage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Combat" instead a noun "Barrage".

Nearby Word: barring

Combat noun - Active fighting during the course of a war.

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Barrage and combat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barrage" instead a noun "Combat".

glorious	glorious barrage	glorious combat
mass	mass barrage	mass combat
fast	fast barrage	fast combat
single	single barrage	single combat
Other adjectives: brutal, heavy, actual, real, constant, intense, serious, psychic, final, deadly, next, literal, magical, naval.

It can summon a huge swarm of combat drones, fire a massive barrage of lasers, or restore its Zoltan Shield.

Source: Video Game / FTL: Faster Than Light
Finally, it's the only non-Zoltan ship with a Zoltan Shield, which has 12 points instead of the normal 5 points, and is the only ship able to recharge its Zoltan Shield in combat, an alternative to the laser barrage Power Surge previously mentioned.

Source: Video Game / FTL: Faster Than Light
It's this emphasis on non-combat that saves them from The Worf Barrage, by keeping their combat skills as a hidden depth they pull out maybe every fourth episode.

Source: Minored in Asskicking

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