Barrage and Fire

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

Fire

Fire noun - A destructive burning.

Barrage is a synonym for fire in military topic. Sometimes you can use "Barrage" instead the word "Fire" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as fusillade, bombardment.

Nearby Words: fired, fireball, firing, fireside, fireplace

How words are described

full full barrage full fire
fast fast barrage fast fire
heavy heavy barrage heavy fire
small small barrage small fire
Other adjectives: powerful, actual, real, constant, massive, large, concentrated, huge, final, deadly, literal, rapid, resulting, magical, nuclear, sustained, incoming.

Both words in one sentence

  • 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.
  • A-Team Firing 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.
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