fusillade — meaning in English

English meaning

• fusillade noun The simultaneous firing of a number of firearms.
• gunfire noun The sound or act of guns being fired, often repeatedly.
• shooting noun An incident in which someone is shot, or the sport of firing guns at targets.

Senses

fusillade is used for these senses in English:

• fusillade The simultaneous firing of a number of firearms.
• gunfire Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.
• mass shooting (chiefly, US, crime) The shooting of multiple people over a short period of time, particularly when there are many victims and in which the victims are targeted indiscriminately.
• shooting (countable) an instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon

fusillade — full definition

1. noun The simultaneous firing of a number of firearms.
2. noun A rapid burst.

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