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barrage

Syllables: bar·rage/ˈbæɹɑːʒ//bəˈɹɑʒ/

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barrage noun: an artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.

Noun

barrage (plural barrages)

  1. An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.
  2. A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them.
    • The 75s of V Corps fired a standard rolling barrage, while the larger 155 mm and 8-inch pieces fired standing barrages 500 meters beyond the barrage line. For the rolling barrage, one battery in each battalion fired low, bursting shrapnel instead of the standard high explosive.2014, Edward G. Lengel, A Companion to the Meuse-Argonne Campaign, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 350
    Synonyms:
    fusillade
  3. A concentrated discharge of projectile weapons.
    • Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,[…]most of Edison's grounds soon became an inferno. As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities.2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion
    Synonyms:
    fusillade
  4. (broadly) An overwhelming outburst of words, especially of criticism.
    • Lesser lawyers who were vague in oral argument faced a barrage of sarcasm or, if he agreed with them, constant chiding to do better.2016 February 20, “Obituary: Antonin Scalia: Always right”, in The Economist
    Synonyms:
    fusillade
  5. A "next hit wins" contest to determine the winner of a bout in case of a tie.
  6. Type of firework containing a mixture of firework types in one single-ignition package.

Verb

barrage (third-person singular simple present barrages, present participle barraging, simple past and past participle barraged)

  1. (transitive) To direct a barrage at.
    • Maybe now her daughter would stop barraging her with questions about her past.2020, Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half, Dialogue Books, page 259
    Synonyms:
    bombard

barrage meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

barrage in Hindi

heavy curtain of artillery fire
झड़ी jhaṛī
concentrated discharge of projectile weapons
झड़ी jhaṛī
overwhelming outburst of words
झड़ी jhaṛī

barrage in Tamil

அணை கட்டி நிறுத்து, தடு, அணையிட்டுத் தடுத்தல், குறுக்கணை, தடுப்பணை, கொரம்பு

barrage in Marathi

बॅरेज, बॅराज, बॅरेजिंग

barrage in Urdu

باندھ, پشتہ
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barrage in Bengali
তীব্র গোলাবর্ষণ, কোনো কিছুর প্রবল স্রোত, আক্রমণ
barrage in Telugu
బ్యారేజ్, బార్రేజ్, బ్యారేజీ
barrage in Malayalam
അണക്കെട്ട്
barrage in Kannada
ಅಣೆಕಟ್ಟು, ಕಟ್ಟೆ, ಗುಂಡಿನ ಸುರಿಮಳೆ, ತೀವ್ರ ದಾಳಿ
barrage in Odia
ବ୍ଯ଼ାରେଜ୍, ବ୍ଯ଼ାରେଜ, ବ୍ଯ଼ାରେଜିଂ
barrage in Nepali
ब्याराज, ब्यारेज, बैराज
barrage in Indonesian
barase

Examples of barrage in a sentence

  • At dawn we really let 'em have it with a 30 minute artillery barrage.
  • The barrage of machine-gun fire turned back the encroaching soldiers.
  • His very first shot put an immediate stop to Swann's barraging of Jessie.

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Synonyms of barrage

Forms of barrage

Noun
pluralbarrages
Verb
third-person singular presentbarrages
present participlebarraging
past participlebarraged
pastbarraged

Plural of barrage: barrages

Origin of barrage

Unadapted borrowing from French barrage (“barrage, barrier”) c. 1859. Compare barrier.

Words formed from barrage

Phrases with barrage

Questions about barrage

What does barrage mean?
Barrage means an artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.
What is barrage in Hindi?
Barrage in Hindi is झड़ी (jhaṛī). See Barrage meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is barrage?
Barrage can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce barrage?
Barrage is pronounced /ˈbæɹɑːʒ/ (UK).
What is the plural of barrage?
The plural of barrage is barrages.

Words near barrage in the dictionary

  1. Barradells
  2. barrads
  3. Barragan
  4. Barragans
  5. Barraganyatti
  6. barrage
  7. barrage balloon
  8. barrage balloons
  9. barraged
  10. barrages
  11. Barragga Bay

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Adapted from Wiktionary: barrage (page history and authors); barrage (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); barrage (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); barrage (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); barrage (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); barrage (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); barrage (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); barrage (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); barrage (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); barrage (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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