meaning of cannonade
1. The act of discharging cannon and throwing ball, shell, etc. , for the purpose of destroying an army, or battering a town, ship, or fort; -- usually, an attack of some continuance.
2. Fig. ; A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.
3. of Cannonade
4. To attack with heavy artillery; to batter with cannon shot.
5. To discharge cannon; as, the army cannonaded all day.
6. intense and continuous artillery fire
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