cannonade

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French canonnade, a modification of Italian cannonata replacing the suffix -ata with equivalent -ade; by surface analysis, cannon +‎ -ade. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkænəˈneɪd/, /ˈkænəˌneɪd/ Rhymes: -eɪd === Noun === cannonade (plural cannonades) The firing of artillery for a length of time. (figuratively) A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === cannonade (third-person singular simple present cannonades, present participle cannonading, simple past and past participle cannonaded) To discharge artillery fire upon. === References ===