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mitraillades

mitraillades is the plural of mitraillade.

Meaning of mitraillade

Noun

mitraillade (plural mitraillades)

  1. (historical, rare) Mass execution by cannon shot or (later) machine-gun, especially during the French Revolution.
    • The fusillades and mitraillades were conducted with the most savage coolness.1817, John James M’Gregor, History of the French Revolution, volume III

Questions about mitraillades

What is mitraillades the plural of?
Mitraillades is the plural of mitraillade.

Words near mitraillades in the dictionary

  1. mitra
  2. mitraciliatine
  3. mitragynaline
  4. mitragynine
  5. mitraillade
  6. mitraillades
  7. mitraille
  8. mitrailleur
  9. mitrailleurs
  10. mitrailleuse
  11. mitrailleuses

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