Meaning of FUSILLADE
| Pronunciation: | | 'fyoosu`leyd
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- [n] rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
- [v] attack with fusillade
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| | Synonyms: | | burst, salvo, volley |
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| | See Also: | | discharge, fire, fire, firing | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Fu"sil*lade"\, n. [F. fusillade, cf. It. fucilata.
See {Fusil} a firelock.] (Mil.)
A simultaneous discharge of firearms.
\Fu"sil*lade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fusillader}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Fusillading}.]
To shoot down of shoot at by a simultaneous discharge of
firearms.
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