cannonade

• Ein heftiger, anhaltender Beschuss mit Kanonen oder Artillerie, oft im Rahmen einer Belagerung oder Schlacht.

A noun referring to intense and continuous artillery fire, often used to describe a sustained bombardment.

1. Continuous artillery fireC1formal

   A prolonged and heavy burst of artillery fire directed at a target.

   Anhaltendes Artilleriefeuer

   • The soldiers endured a relentless cannonade from the enemy lines.
   • The city was under a heavy cannonade for several hours.
   • The cannonade could be heard miles away, shaking the ground.

   Synonymebarragebombardmentfusilladesalvoshellingvolley

• Mit schwerer Artillerie beschießen oder angreifen; auch jemanden mit einer ununterbrochenen Flut von Kritik oder Fragen überhäufen.

A verb meaning to attack or bombard with heavy artillery fire, or to deliver a continuous barrage of criticism or questions.

1. Attack with artilleryC2formal

   To fire a continuous barrage of cannon or artillery shells at a target.

   Mit Artillerie beschießen

   • The fortress was cannonaded for hours before the assault.
   • Enemy ships cannonaded the coastal town without mercy.
   • The general ordered his troops to cannonade the enemy positions.

   Synonymebarrageblastbombardpoundshell