Fusillade (Noun)
Meaning
Rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The sound of the fusillade echoed through the valley as the soldiers opened fire on the enemy position.
- A fusillade of gunfire erupted from the rooftop as the SWAT team tried to flush out the sniper.
- The defenders unleashed a fusillade of arrows and catapult fire as the enemy army approached the castle walls.
- The fusillade from the right flank caught the enemy off guard and they stumbled backward in disarray.
- As the signal was given, the artillery battery unleashed a devastating fusillade that shattered the enemy's defenses.