cannonade

• Sustantivo que designa un fuego de artillería intenso y continuado, normalmente durante un bombardeo prolongado.

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.

   Cañoneo

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbarragebombardmentfusilladesalvoshellingvolley

• Atacar o bombardear con artillería pesada, o someter a alguien a un continuo torrente de críticas o preguntas.

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.

   Cañonear

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbarrageblastbombardpoundshell