barrage

Meanings

Noun

• the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
  • "a barrage of questions"
• the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
  • "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"

Verb

• address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage
  • "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"

Synonyms

barrage fire, battery, bombard, bombardment, onslaught, outpouring, shelling