fu·sil·lade [fyoo-suh-leyd, -lahd, -zuh-] , verb, fu·sil·lad·ed, fu·sil·lad·ing. noun 1. a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms. 2. a general discharge or outpouring of anything: a fusillade of questions. verb (used with object) 3. to attack or shoot by a fusillade. Origin: 1795–1805; < French, equivalent to fusill ( er ) to shoot (see fusil1 ) + fusillade (ˌfjuːzɪˈleɪd, -ˈlɑːd) — n 1. a simultaneous or rapid continual discharge of firearms 2. a sudden outburst, as of criticism — vb 3. ( tr ) to attack with a fusillade [C19: from French, from fusiller to shoot; see fusil 1 ]
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