| Main Entry: | fusillade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rapid outburst |
Synonyms: |
barrage, broadside, burst of fire, hail, salvo, volley |
| Main Entry: | barrage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weapon fire |
Synonyms: |
battery, blast, bombardment, broadside, cannonade, crossfire, curtain of fire, discharge, enfilade, fire, fusillade, gunfire, hail, salvo, shelling, shower, storm, volley |
| Main Entry: | burst |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blow-up, blast |
Synonyms: |
access, bang, barrage, blowout, bombardment, breach, break, cannonade, crack, discharge, eruption, explosion, fit, flare, fusillade, gush, gust, outbreak, outpouring, round, rupture, rush, sally, salvo, shower, spate, split, spurt, storm, surge, torrent, volley |
| Main Entry: | discharge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | detonation |
Synonyms: |
barrage, blast, burst, explosion, firing, fusillade, report, salvo, shot, shower, volley |
Antonyms: |
loading |
| Main Entry: | fire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | barrage of projectiles |
Synonyms: |
attack, bombarding, bombardment, bombing, cannonade, cannonading, crossfire, explosion, fusillade, hail, round, salvo, shelling, sniping, volley |
| Main Entry: | storm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commotion, turmoil |
Synonyms: |
agitation, anger, annoyance, assault, attack, barrage, blitz, blitzkrieg, bluster, bomb, bombardment, broadside, burst, bustle, cannonade, clamor, clatter, convulsion, disturbance, drumfire, furor, fury, fusillade, hail, hassle, hysteria, offensive, onset, onslaught, outbreak, outburst, outcry, passion, perturbation, pother, rabidity, racket, rage, rampancy, roar, row, ruction, rumpus, rush, salvo, squall, stir, strife, temper, tumult, upheaval, violence, volley |
Antonyms: |
calm, peace |
| Main Entry: | firing squad |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | soldiers ordered to shoot |
Synonyms: |
firing party, fusillade, shooters, shooting party |