Dictionary definition · barrage
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"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).