the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); a barrage of questions; a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake

[ Syn: barrage , outpouring , onslaught ]

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; the shelling went on for hours without pausing

[ Syn: barrage , barrage fire , battery , shelling ]

the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)

an attack by dropping bombs

[ Syn: bombing ]