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fusillade |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fusillade \Fu"sil*lade"\, n. [F. fusillade, cf It fucilata See {Fusil} a firelock.] (Mil.) A simultaneous discharge of firearms. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fusillade \Fu"sil*lade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fusillader}; p. pr & vb n. {Fusillading}.] To shoot down of shoot at by a simultaneous discharge of firearms. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fusillade n : rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" [syn: {salvo}, {volley}, {burst}] v : attack with fusillade
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