cannonade

v., -ad·ed, -ad·ing, -ades.

v.tr.
To assault with heavy artillery fire.

v.intr.
To deliver heavy artillery fire.

n.

1. An extended, usually heavy discharge of artillery.
2. A harsh verbal or physical attack.

[From French canonade, discharge of artillery, from Italian cannonata, from cannone, cannon, from Old Italian. See cannon.]

verb

To direct a barrage at: barrage, bombard, fusillade, pepper, shower. See attack/defend.

noun

A concentrated outpouring, as of missiles, words, or blows: barrage, bombardment, burst, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, storm, volley. See attack/defend.

[ܖkænǝܒnād]

ܖkænǝˈnād n. a period of continuous, heavy gunfire.

v.

discharge heavy guns continuously: (cannonading) the daily cannonading continued.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: intense and continuous artillery fire
  Synonym: drumfire

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The verb cannonade has one meaning:

Meaning #1: attack with canons or artillery

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vedvarende kanonild
v. tr. - beskyde med kanoner
v. intr. - affyre kanoner

Nederlands (Dutch)
bombardement, kanonneren

Français (French)
n. - canonnade
v. tr. - canonner
v. intr. - canonner

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kanonade, Beschießung
v. - beschießen, bombardieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κανονιοβολισμός, κανονίδι
v. - κανονιοβολώ

Italiano (Italian)
cannoneggiamento, cannoneggiare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bombardeio (m)
v. - bombardear

Русский (Russian)
канонада, вести орудийный огонь

Español (Spanish)
n. - cañoneo
v. tr. - cañonear
v. intr. - tirar con cañón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kanonad
v. - bombardera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
炮轰, 口头攻击, 炮击, 轰击

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 炮轟, 口頭攻擊, 炮擊
v. tr. - 炮擊, 炮轟
v. intr. - 炮擊, 轟擊

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 연속 포격, 포성
v. tr. - 연속 포격하다, 때려 눕히다
v. intr. - 연속 포격하다, 때려 눕히다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 連続砲撃
v. - 連続砲撃する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قصف مدفعي متواصل (فعل) يهجم بالمدفعيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הפגזה, הרעשה‬
v. tr. - ‮הרעיש הרעשה ממושכת‬
v. intr. - ‮הרעיש הרעשה ממושכת‬

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