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Meaning of cannonade | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˌkænəˈneɪd/

Definitions

  1. The firing of artillery for a length of time.
  2. A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.
    figuratively

Equivalents

Deutsch Kanonade
Español cañoneo
Français canonnade
Italiano cannoneggiamento
日本語 砲撃
Polski kanonada
Русский канонада
Svenska kanonad
Українська канонада

Examples

“A furious cannonade was kept up from the whole circle of batteries on the devoted town.”
“Not for a regiment's parade, / Nor evil laws or rulers made, / Blue Walden rolls its cannonade, […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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