fusillade

Meanings

Plural: fusillades

Noun

rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
- "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
The simultaneous firing of a number of firearms.
A rapid burst.

Verb

attack with fusillade
To fire, or attack with, a fusillade.

Origin / Etymology

From French fusillade, from fusiller (“shoot with a firearm”), from fusil (“rifle, gun”).

Synonyms

burst, salvo, volley

Scrabble Score: 13

fusillade is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
fusillade is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fusillade is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

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