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barrage

UK
/ˈbær.ɑːʒ/
US
/ˈbɛr.ɑːʒ/

Translations

barragenoun
barrages
pl
UK
/ˈbær.ɑːʒ/
US
/ˈbɛr.ɑːʒ/
The army set up a barrage to protect the city.
Армия установила заграждение для защиты города.
The politician faced a barrage of questions from the press.
Политик столкнулся со шквалом вопросов от прессы.
The barrage on the river helps control flooding.
Плотина на реке помогает контролировать наводнения.
Additional translations
поток
артиллерийский обстрел
Synonyms
onslaught
deluge
flood
salvo
attack
bombardment
barrageverb
barraged
Past Simple
barraged
Past Participle
barraging
Gerund
UK
/ˈbær.ɑːʒ/
US
/bəˈrɑʒ/
The reporters barraged the politician with questions.
Репортеры засыпали политика вопросами.
The army barraged the enemy positions for hours.
Армия обстреливала позиции противника в течение нескольких часов.
Additional translations
атаковать плотным огнём
Synonyms
bombard
deluge
assail
batter
pelt
barrageadjective
UK
/ˈbær.ɑːʒ/
US
/bəˈrɑːʒ/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "barrage balloons").

Definitions

barragenoun
A concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area.
The soldiers advanced under the cover of a heavy barrage.
An overwhelming quantity or explosion, as of words, blows, or criticisms.
The politician faced a barrage of questions from the press.
A barrier built across a river to control the flow of water or to raise the water level.
The barrage was constructed to prevent flooding in the nearby villages.
barrageverb
To bombard someone with something continuously or persistently.
The reporters barraged the politician with questions as he left the building.
barrageadjective
Attributive: relating to or intended for creating a protective or suppressive artillery barrage, or figuratively, any intense defensive measure.
Enemy planes were deterred by the barrage balloons deployed over the harbor.
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