barrage

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French barrage (“barrage, barrier”) c. 1859. Compare barrier. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbæɹɑːʒ/ (US) IPA(key): /bəˈɹɑʒ/ (anglicised) IPA(key): /ˈbæɹɑːdʒ/, /ˈbæɹɪdʒ/ Rhymes: (US) -ɑːʒ Hyphenation: bar‧rage === Noun === barrage (plural barrages) An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow. Hyponym: dam (military) A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them. A concentrated discharge of projectile weapons. (by extension) An overwhelming outburst of words, especially of criticism. (fencing) A "next hit wins" contest to determine the winner of a bout in case of a tie. Type of firework containing a mixture of firework types in one single-ignition package. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === barrage (third-person singular simple present barrages, present participle barraging, simple past and past participle barraged) (transitive) To direct a barrage at. Synonym: bombard === References === “barrage, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Further reading === barrage (dam) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia barrage (artillery) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Gabarre == French == === Etymology === From barrer +‎ -age. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.ʁaʒ/ ~ /bɑ.ʁaʒ/ === Noun === barrage m (plural barrages) dam, barrage barrier, roadblock (sports) playoff ==== Derived terms ==== faire barrage à tir de barrage ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: baraż → Portuguese: barragem → Turkish: baraj === Further reading === “barrage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “barrage” in Cordial. “barrage”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse “barrage” in Le Dictionnaire. === Anagrams === bagarre, bagarré