From en.wiktionary.org:
[bârrage]
** English
*** Etymology
[en] c. 1859. Compare [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
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- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. An artificial obstruction , such as a dam , in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow .
2. [en] A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them.
3. * {{ quote-book | en | year=2014 | author=Edward G. Lengel | title=A Companion to the Meuse-Argonne Campaign | publisher=John Wiley & Sons | isbn=9781118836392 | page= [l6A6AwAAQBAJ]
|passage=The 75s of V Corps fired a standard rolling BARRAGE, while the larger
155 mm and 8-inch pieces fired standing BARRAGES 500 meters beyond the BARRAGE
line. For the rolling BARRAGE, one battery in each battalion fired low,
bursting shrapnel instead of the standard high explosive.}}
1. A concentrated discharge of projectile weapon s.
2. * {{ quote-book | en | year=2006 | author=w:Edwin Black
|title=Internal Combustion
|chapter=1|url=http://openlibrary.org/works/OL4103950W |passage=Blast after
blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming BARRAGE from
within,[...]most of Edison's grounds soon became an inferno. As though on an
incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's
headquarters and facilities.}}
1. [en] An overwhelming outburst of word s, especially of criticism .
2. * {{ quote-journal | en | date=2016-02-20 | magazine=w:The Economist
|title=Obituary: Antonin Scalia: Always right (see
http://www.economist.com/news/obituary/21693161-originalist-chief-devout-and-colourful-end-was-79-obituary-antonin-scalia)
|passage=Lesser lawyers who were vague in oral argument faced a BARRAGE of
sarcasm or, if he agreed with them, constant chiding to do better.}}
1. [en] A "next hit wins" contest to determine the winner of a bout in case of a tie.
2. Type of firework containing a mixture of firework types in one single- ignition package.
**** Derived terms
{{col|en |balloon barrage |barrage balloon |barrage jamming |counterbarrage
|rolling barrage |吴语: Tidal barrage }}
**** Translations
[artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca] , [ca]
- Czech: [cs] , [cs]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Greek: [el]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Romanian: [ro]
- Russian: [ru] [barrier] , [ru] [dam] , [ru] [dam]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv]
- Ukrainian: [uk]
- Welsh: [cy]
[trans-bottom]
[heavy curtain of artillery fire]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs] , [cs]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Hindi: [hi]
- Indonesian: [id]
- Italian: [it]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja]
- Maori: [mi]
- Polish: [pl]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es] , [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
[trans-bottom]
[concentrated discharge of projectile weapons]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Hindi: [hi]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Latin: [la]
- Maori: [mi]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Swedish: [sv]
[trans-bottom]
[overwhelming outburst of words]
- Czech: [cs] , [cs] , [cs]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi] , [fi]
- Greek: [el]
- Hindi: [hi]
- Polish: [pl]
- Russian: [ru] [слов] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv]
[trans-bottom]
["next hit wins" fight-off]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Czech: [cs]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Greek: [el]
- Russian: [ru]
[trans-bottom]
[type of firework]
- Finnish: [fi]
[trans-bottom]
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To direct a barrage at.
2. * [en]
*** References
- [pos=n]
*** Further reading
- [barrage (dam)]
- [barrage (artillery)]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
** French
*** Etymology
From [fr].
*** Pronunciation
- [[bar:bâr ]]
- [fr]
- [fr]
- [fr]
- [fr]
- [fr]
- [fr]
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- [fr]
*** Noun
[m]
1. dam , [en]
2. barrier , roadblock
3. [fr] playoff
**** Derived terms
- [fr]
- [fr]
**** Descendants
- [pl]
- [pt]
- [tr]
*** Further reading
- [R:fr:TLFi]
- [R:Cordial]
- [R:Larousse]
- [R:Le Dictionnaire]
*** Anagrams
- [fr] , [fr]