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A fusillade is a burst of gunfire (from the French fusil, a rifle). Merciless means without mercy. So a merciless fusillade is a burst of gunfire without mercy. Clearly there is some metonymy (It is actually the gunners who are without mercy, not the gunfire) or personification (the human quality of mercilessness is attributed to the gunfire) going on here.
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What does the word merciless fusillade?
A fusillade is a burst of gunfire (from the French fusil, a rifle). Merciless means without mercy. So a merciless fusillade is a burst of gunfire without mercy. Clearly there is some metonymy (It is actually the gunners who are without mercy, not the gunfire) or personification (the human quality of mercilessness is attributed to the gunfire) going on here.
What is the noun for fusillade?
A fusillade is a burst of gunfire (from the French fusil, a rifle). Merciless means without mercy. So a merciless fusillade is a burst of gunfire without mercy. Clearly there is some metonymy (It is actually the gunners who are without mercy, not the gunfire) or personification (the human quality of mercilessness is attributed to the gunfire) going on here.
What is a nine letter word for burst of gunfire?
fusillade
What is a 9 letter word that starts with f?
formality frequency fairyland fusillade
How do you write a sentence with the word merciless?
The merciless dictator showed no mercy to those who opposed him.
Word for someone showing no sympathy?
merciless
Is the word dictator an adjective?
No it is a noun. An adjective is a descriptive word. If you were to say 'merciless dictator' merciless would be the adjective. or If you were to say he is dictatorial, 'dictatorial' is an adjective.
When was Merciless - Merciless album - created?
Merciless - Merciless album - was created in 2003.
Use the word onslaught in a sentence?
"He was overpowered by the merciless onslaught."
What is a 9 letter word for grim?
frightful, ferocious, merciless, ...
How did StSebastian die?
A fusillade of arrows-
What is a rapid series of gunshots?
fusillade
