及物动词

1. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target

e.g. they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
the shelling went on for hours without pausing

Synonym: barrage firebatterybombardmentshelling

2. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

e.g. a barrage of questions
a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake

Synonym: bombardmentoutpouringonslaught