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fusillade 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈfyo͞osəˌläd/,/-ˌlād/,
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fusillades, plural;
  1. Attack (a place) or shoot down (someone) by a series of shots fired at the same time or in quick succession

Noun
  1. A series of shots fired or missiles thrown all at the same time or in quick succession
    • - marchers had to dodge a fusillade of missiles
    • - a fusillade of accusations

  1. attack with fusillade
  2. rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
  3. A fusillade is the simultaneous and continuous firing of a group of firearms on command. It stems from the French word fusil, meaning firearm, and fusiller meaning to shoot.
  4. a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms; derived from a musket ("fusil"), focus-fire. See SALVO, BROADSIDE, ENFILADE, VOLLEY, STORM, FPL, DRUMFIRE, IN THE AIR, AT CLOSE QUARTERS.
  5. A rapid outburst or barrage. Example: After see-saw exchanges of punches Takemoto finally forced the prefight favorite to the ropes and floored him with a fusillade of punches, dropping the rubbery-legged opponent again to cause the ref's stoppage
  6. (deals great damage and knocks out enemy Head; usable only by Elisha)