- BARRAGE OF FIRE
- غلالة من النيران
English-Arabic military dictionary. 2015.
BARRAGE OF FIRE
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barrage — barrage1 [bə räzh′, bəräj′] n. [Fr, in tir de barrage, barrier fire: see BARRAGE2] 1. a curtain of artillery fire laid down to keep enemy forces from moving, or to cover or prepare the way for one s own forces, esp. in attack 2. a heavy,… … English World dictionary
barrage — (n.) 1859, action of barring; man made barrier in a stream, from Fr. barrer to stop, from barre bar, from O.Fr. barre (see BAR (Cf. bar) (n.1)). Artillery sense is 1916, from World War I French phrase tir de barrage barrier fire intended to… … Etymology dictionary
barrage — Synonyms and related words: aim at, antiaircraft barrage, arch dam, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrier, bear trap dam, beat, beating, beaver dam, blast, blitz, bombard, bombardment, boom, box barrage, breakwater, breastwork, brick wall … Moby Thesaurus
barrage — 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) barrage barrier… … New Collegiate Dictionary
barrage — /beuh rahzh /; esp. Brit. /bar ahzh/ for 1, 2, 4, 5; /bahr ij/ for 3, n., v., barraged, barraging. n. 1. Mil. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one s own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops. 2. an… … Universalium
barrage — [n1] weapon fire battery, blast, bombardment, broadside, cannonade, crossfire, curtain of fire, discharge, enfilade, fire, fusillade, gunfire, hail, salvo, shelling, shower, storm, volley; concept 320 barrage [n2] profusion of something assault,… … New thesaurus
barrage — I noun artillery fire, assault, attack, blare, blast, blitz, bombardment, bombings, boom, broadside, burst, cannonade, clamor, concentration, covering fire, cross fire, explosions, fire, gunfire, protective fire, roar, salvo, shelling, shower,… … Law dictionary
fire — [n1] burning blaze, bonfire, campfire, charring, coals, combustion, conflagration, devouring, element, embers, flame and smoke, flames, flare, glow, hearth, heat, holocaust, hot spot*, incandescence, inferno, luminosity, oxidation, phlogiston,… … New thesaurus
fire — I (burn) verb conflagrate, deflagrate, heat, ignite, incandesce, inflame, kindle, light, scorch, singe, warm associated concepts: Fire Act, Firefighter s Rule, Fireman s Rule, invitees II (discharge) verb depose, dismiss, expel, lay off, remove,… … Law dictionary
Fire support — is a military term referring to long range firepower provided to a front line unit. Typically, fire support is provided by artillery or close air support (usually directed by a forward observer), and is used to cause casualties and demoralize the … Wikipedia
barrage fire — Fire which is designed to fill a volume of space or area rather than aimed specifically at a given target. See also fire … Military dictionary
