Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - barrage
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Barrage
barrage
~1 n 1 C usually singular the continuous firing of guns, especially large heavy guns, to protect soldiers as they move toward an enemy (a barrage of anti-aircraft fire) 2 a lot of questions, comments etc, that are said at the same time or very quickly after each other + of (Despite facing a barrage of criticism, Mr Rees pressed ahead with plans for Theatr Clwyd.) ~2 n a wall of earth, stones etc built across a river to provide water for farming or to prevent flooding
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(barrages, barraging, barraged) 1. A barrage is continuous firing on an area with large guns and tanks. The two fighters were driven off by a barrage of anti-aircraft fire. = bombardment N-COUNT 2. A barrage of something such as criticism or complaints is a large number of them directed at someone, often in an aggressive way. He was faced with a barrage of angry questions from the floor. N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N of n 3. If you are barraged by people or things, you have to deal with a great number of people or things you would rather avoid. Doctors are complaining about being barraged by drug-company salesmen... Hughes was barraged with phone calls from friends who were furious at the indiscreet disclosures. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed by n, be V-ed with n 4. A barrage is a structure that is built across a river to control the level of the water. ...a hydro-electric tidal barrage. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: French, from barrer to bar, from barre bar Date: 1845 a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation II. noun Etymology: French (tir de) ~ barrier fire Date: 1916 1. artillery fire laid on a line close to friendly troops to screen and protect them 2. a vigorous or rapid outpouring or projection of many things at once a ~ of protests III. transitive verb (~d; barraging) Date: 1918 to deliver a ~ against ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area. 2 a rapid succession of questions or criticisms. 3 an artificial barrier, esp. in a river. 4 a heat or deciding event in fencing, show jumping, etc. Phrases and idioms barrage balloon a large anchored balloon, often with netting suspended from it, used (usu. as one of a series) as a defence against low-flying aircraft. Etymology: F f. barrer (as BAR(1)) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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водоподъёмная плотина заградительная перемычка barrage and lock self-regulating barrage tidal barrage ...Англо-русский строительный словарь
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1. заграждение 2. плотина; запруда; дамба 3. запруживание 4. воен. заградительный огонь barrage of fire —- огневой вал creeping (moving) barrage —- ползущий огневой вал to deliver (to drop, to fire, to lay) a barrage —- вести (заградительный) огонь to throw up a barrage —- вести зенитный огонь; вести заградительный огонь по самолетам 5. огонь по противнику (в речи, статье) 6. масса, поток a barrage of questions —- град вопросов 7. ав. мор. барраж; заграждение; барражирование 8. звуковой, шумовой вал 9. рад. радиопомехи 10. воен. вести артиллерийский обстрел 11. воен. вести заградительный огонь 12. ставить заграждения 13. ав. барражировать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1859, from Fr. barrer "to stop," from barre "bar," from O.Fr. barre (see bar). Originally a man-made barrier in a stream, military sense is from World War I tir de barrage "barrier fire" intended to isolate the objective. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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