Cannonade (Noun)
Meaning
Intense and continuous artillery fire.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The enemy's cannonade lasted for hours, pounding the city with relentless bombardment from dawn till dusk.
- As the troops dug in behind the lines, they endured a merciless cannonade that shook the earth beneath their feet.
- The defensive positions were subjected to a fierce cannonade, but the soldiers held firm despite the withering onslaught.
- The cannonade from the fort's batteries shook the surrounding hills and sent shockwaves through the air as the artillery pounded the landscape.
- The Allied forces launched a cannonade that rained down shells on the enemy's strongpoints, weakening their grip on the vital strategic location.