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Synonyms for cannonaded

Grammar : Verb
Spell : kan-uh-neyd
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkæn əˈneɪd

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Définition of cannonaded

Origin :
  • "discharge of artillery," 1650s, from cannon + -ade. As a verb, from 1660s. Cf. French canonnade (16c.), Italian cannonata. Related: Cannonaded; cannonading.
  • As in roll : verb thunder, reverberate
  • As in bomb : verb detonate weapon
  • As in bombard : verb assault, attack
Example sentences :
  • Yet he was the friend and comrade of the great who were canonized while he was cannonaded.
  • Extract from : « The Root of Evil » by Thomas Dixon
  • The English then rode to Meun, and cannonaded the bridge-fort, which was held by the French.
  • Extract from : « The Red True Story Book » by Various
  • He at once cannonaded them while waiting for the The Attack.
  • Extract from : « Sir Walter Ralegh » by William Stebbing
  • French Republic cannonaded by General Cavaignac; a sad outlook there.'
  • Extract from : « Thomas Carlyle » by Hector Carsewell Macpherson
  • They threatened his flank with cavalry, and cannonaded him severely.
  • Extract from : « The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. » by E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
  • It was Dinky-Dunk who jumped to life as though he had indeed been cannonaded.
  • Extract from : « The Prairie Wife » by Arthur Stringer
  • The Germans, made furious by defeat, cannonaded the landing-place.
  • Extract from : « Georges Guynemer » by Henry Bordeaux
  • They are so situated as to be cannonaded by Shipping, and are in a manner defenceless against a superior land force.
  • Extract from : « Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World » by James Cook
  • The reply was—a fleet and a military force, which first cannonaded and then stormed the stronghold at the point of the bayonet.
  • Extract from : « Atlantic Monthly, Vol. XII. July, 1863, No. LXIX. » by Various
  • The following day the Versaillese cannonaded the barricade and the Avenue of Neuilly.
  • Extract from : « History of the Commune of 1871 » by P. Lissagary

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