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cannonade

Syllabification: (can·non·ade)
Pronunciation: /ˌkanəˈnād/
Definition of cannonade

noun

  • a period of continuous, heavy gunfire.

verb

[no object]
  • discharge heavy guns continuously: (as noun cannonading)the daily cannonading continued

Origin:

mid 16th century: from French, from Italian cannonata, from cannone (see cannon)

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