cannonade
/ˌkænəˈneɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkænəˈneɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌka-nə-ˈnād How to pronounce cannonade (audio)/ (ame, mw)
cannonade — noun
1. a period of repeated firing from large guns that keeps hitting a place during an
a period of repeated firing from large guns that keeps hitting a place during an attack
After sunrise, the fort came under cannonade from the hills.
pattern: come under cannonade
Greta covered her ears when the cannonade shook the port at dusk.
Villagers hid in the school basement during a cannonade near the bridge.
By noon, the cannonade had broken the market windows along the square.
- bombardment
broader and can also be used figuratively for questions or criticism
- shelling
more specific to attacks with shells from artillery
- barrage
often stresses a concentrated burst rather than a longer period
文法句型
under cannonade
a cannonade from the hills
heavy cannonade against a town
用法筆記
Usually describes sustained artillery fire over some time, not one single shot or blast.
常見錯誤
cannonade — verb
- cannonadepresent simple I / you / we / they
- cannonades3rd person singular
- cannonading-ing form
- cannonadedpast simple
1. to fire cannons at a place or enemy, or to keep firing them during an attack
to fire cannons at a place or enemy, or to keep firing them during an attack
The navy cannonaded the harbor before the troops landed at dawn.
transitive pattern: cannonade + place
At midnight, enemy guns cannonaded again from the far side of the river.
intransitive pattern: cannonade from + place
Omar's unit cannonaded the ridge until smoke covered the road.
For an hour, the ships cannonaded across the bay without moving closer.
文法句型
cannonade the harbor
cannonade the ridge
cannonade from offshore
用法筆記
Often takes the target as the object. It can also be used without an object when the guns and their firing are the main focus.