Barrage
Barrage noun - The heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target.
Usage example: they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
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Synonyms for Barrage
Fire is a synonym for barrage in military topic. In some cases you can use "Fire" instead the word "Barrage" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like weapon fire.
Nearby Word: barring
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- The military police in The Big O arrive just before Roger and Big O every time a giant monster or robot attacks Paradigm City and fire a massive barrage that does absolutely nothing.
Source: Five Rounds Rapid -
In Assassination Classroom, the constant barrage of fire from military agents, professional assassins, an artificial intelligence, and a class of middle school students virtually never hits the target.
Source: A-Team Firing - In Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Bounty", droid bounty hunter C-21 Highsinger performs a rapid fire spinning blaster barrage against a crowd of mooks.
Source: Multi-Directional Barrage
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