cannonade en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkænəˌneɪd/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌkænəˈneɪd/
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French canonnade, a modification of Italian cannonata replacing the suffix -ata with equivalent -ade; by surface analysis, cannon + -ade.
Meanings
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The firing of artillery for a length of time.
A furious cannonade was kept up from the whole circle of batteries on the devoted town.
1855–1858, William H[ickling] Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Boston, Mass.: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, →OCLC:
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(figuratively) A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.
Not for a regiment's parade, / Nor evil laws or rulers made, / Blue Walden rolls its cannonade, […]
1867, Ralph Waldo Emerson, “May-Day”, in May-Day and Other Pieces, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC, page 11:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cannonades | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (15)
sv kanonad (firing of artillery) · bg канона́да (firing of artillery) · ja 砲撃 (firing of artillery) · ca canoneig (firing of artillery) · es cañoneo (firing of artillery) · pl kanonada (firing of artillery) · de Kanonade (firing of artillery) · is stórskotahríð (firing of artillery) · it cannoneggiamento (firing of artillery) · uk канона́да (firing of artillery) · fr canonnade (firing of artillery) · ru канона́да (firing of artillery) · fi tykistökeskitys (firing of artillery) · cmn 砲擊 /炮击 (firing of artillery) · be канана́да (firing of artillery)