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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Barrage \Bar"rage\, n. [F., fr barrer to bar, from barre bar.] (Engin.) An artificial bar or obstruction placed in a river or water course to increase the depth of water; as the barrages of the Nile. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: barrage n 1: the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) [syn: {outpouring}, {onslaught}] 2: the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops" [syn: {barrage fire}, {battery}, {bombardment}, {shelling}] v : attack with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"
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