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Definition of Fusillade

1. Noun. Rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms. "Our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"

Definition of Fusillade

1. n. A simultaneous discharge of firearms.

2. v. t. To shoot down of shoot at by a simultaneous discharge of firearms.

Definition of Fusillade

1. Noun. the simultaneous firing of a number of firearms ¹

2. Noun. (context: by extension) a rapid outburst ¹

3. Verb. to fire, or attack with, a fusillade ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fusillade

1. [v -LADED, -LADING, -LADES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fusillade

Literary usage of Fusillade

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. China and the Allies by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1901)
"CHAPTER XX Sunday a " day of rest"—A heavy fusillade—" Fireballs "—A big ... As early as 1.45 AM a very heavy fusillade, lasting for a quarter of an hour, ..."

2. The Existing Conflict Between Republican Government and Southern Oligarchy by Green Berry Raum (1884)
"... November 3—It is evidently Preconcerted—Opening of a General fusillade on Unarmed Negro Men, Women, and Children while doing their Marketing—Four ..."

3. "An American commoner": the life and times of Richard Parks Bland. A study by William Vincent Byars (1900)
"The Threat of the fusillade as a Factor In Economic Discussion.—"Bluffing" as a Political Method in America.—Statesmanship and the Poker Habit. ..."

4. On the South African Frontier: The Adventures and Observations of an by William Harvey Brown (1899)
"... fusillade—An Uncomfortable Night— A Triple Murder—The Capture—An Attempted Lynching —Dr. Jameson Quiets the Mob—Zulu Jim is Hanged IN December, 1892, ..."

5. Conversations with M. Thiers, M. Guizot, and Other Distinguished Persons by Nassau William Senior (1878)
"The fusillade at the Affaires Etrangeres was supposed to have been a treacherous massacre, the nomination of Bugeaud, an act of open hostility. ..."

6. Sporting Adventures in the Far West by John Mortimer Murphy (1879)
"... a flock—Detected—The assembly—Result of a fusillade—Tedious chase after an old ram—I get butted over—A tardy capture—Flavour of wild mutton cutlets—Dogs ..."

7. Strong Vincent and His Brigade at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 by Oliver Willcox Norton (1909)
"... had time to load and return the fire which spit a deadly fusillade from the woods before you. Those woods seemed to swarm with the gray-coated crowd. ..."

8. War-path and Bivouac: Or The Conquest of the Sioux, a Narrative of Stirring by John Frederick Finerty (1890)
"THE FIRST fusillade. At about 11 o'clock, on the night of June 8th, I was aroused from sleep by the loud and persistent howling of what seemed to be a band ..."

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