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fu·sil·lade
(fyo͞o′sə-läd′, -lād′, -zə-, fyo͞o′sə-läd′, -lād′, -zə-)n.
1. A discharge from a number of firearms, fired simultaneously or in rapid succession.
2. A rapid outburst or barrage: a fusillade of insults.
tr.v. fu·sil·lad·ed, fu·sil·lad·ing, fu·sil·lades
To attack with a fusillade.
[French, from fusiller, to shoot, from fusil, firearm; see fusil.]
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fusillade
(ˌfjuːzɪˈleɪd; -ˈlɑːd)n
1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a simultaneous or rapid continual discharge of firearms
2. a sudden outburst, as of criticism
vb
(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (tr) to attack with a fusillade
[C19: from French, from fusiller to shoot; see fusil1]
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fu•sil•lade
(ˈfyu səˌlɑd, -ˌleɪd, -zə-)n., v. -lad•ed, -lad•ing. n.
1. a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms.
2. a general discharge or outpouring of anything: a fusillade of questions.
v.t. 3. to attack or shoot by a fusillade.
[1795–1805; < French, derivative of fusiller to shoot, derivative of fusil fusil 1]
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Fusillade
simultaneous discharge of firearms.Examples: fusillade of bullets; of personalities, 1884; of swearing, 1881; of terror, 1863.
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fusillade
Past participle: fusilladed
Gerund: fusillading
| Imperative |
|---|
| fusillade |
| fusillade |
| Present |
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| I fusillade |
| you fusillade |
| he/she/it fusillades |
| we fusillade |
| you fusillade |
| they fusillade |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I fusilladed |
| you fusilladed |
| he/she/it fusilladed |
| we fusilladed |
| you fusilladed |
| they fusilladed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am fusillading |
| you are fusillading |
| he/she/it is fusillading |
| we are fusillading |
| you are fusillading |
| they are fusillading |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have fusilladed |
| you have fusilladed |
| he/she/it has fusilladed |
| we have fusilladed |
| you have fusilladed |
| they have fusilladed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was fusillading |
| you were fusillading |
| he/she/it was fusillading |
| we were fusillading |
| you were fusillading |
| they were fusillading |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had fusilladed |
| you had fusilladed |
| he/she/it had fusilladed |
| we had fusilladed |
| you had fusilladed |
| they had fusilladed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will fusillade |
| you will fusillade |
| he/she/it will fusillade |
| we will fusillade |
| you will fusillade |
| they will fusillade |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have fusilladed |
| you will have fusilladed |
| he/she/it will have fusilladed |
| we will have fusilladed |
| you will have fusilladed |
| they will have fusilladed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be fusillading |
| you will be fusillading |
| he/she/it will be fusillading |
| we will be fusillading |
| you will be fusillading |
| they will be fusillading |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been fusillading |
| you have been fusillading |
| he/she/it has been fusillading |
| we have been fusillading |
| you have been fusillading |
| they have been fusillading |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been fusillading |
| you will have been fusillading |
| he/she/it will have been fusillading |
| we will have been fusillading |
| you will have been fusillading |
| they will have been fusillading |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been fusillading |
| you had been fusillading |
| he/she/it had been fusillading |
| we had been fusillading |
| you had been fusillading |
| they had been fusillading |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would fusillade |
| you would fusillade |
| he/she/it would fusillade |
| we would fusillade |
| you would fusillade |
| they would fusillade |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have fusilladed |
| you would have fusilladed |
| he/she/it would have fusilladed |
| we would have fusilladed |
| you would have fusilladed |
| they would have fusilladed |
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Noun 1. [画像:fusillade - rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms]fusillade - rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
Verb 1. fusillade - attack with fusillade
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fusillade
noun barrage, fire, burst, hail, volley, outburst, salvo, broadside Both were killed in a fusillade of bullets.
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fusillade
nounverb
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fusillade
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