- an intense and continuous artillery bombardment
- to attack (a target) with cannon
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
can•non•ade /ˌkænəˈneɪd/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Militarya continued firing of cannons, esp. during an attack.
can•non•ade
(kan′ə nād′),USA pronunciation n., v., -ad•ed, -ad•ing.
n.
v.t.
v.i.
n.
- Militarya continued discharge of cannon, esp. during an attack.
- an attack, as of invective or censure, suggestive of cannon fire;
barrage.
v.t.
- Militaryto attack continuously with or as if with cannon
v.i.
- to discharge like continuous cannon fire.
- Italian cannonata, equivalent. to cannon(e) cannon + -ata -ade1
- French canonnade
- 1645–55
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cannonade /ˌkænəˈneɪd/ n
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