Synonyms for cannonade
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The firing of artillery for a length of time.
Forms
- Plural
- cannonades → bombardments, cannons, broadsides, blasts…
Example sentences
- cannon That battalion over there? It's just cannon fodder.
- bombardment Nothing would escape a Chinese bombardment in Taiwan.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cannonade | rising | |
| cannon | rising | |
| bombardment | falling | |
| broadside | steady | |
| drumfire | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- blast1
- 6 letters
- cannon2
- 8 letters
- drumfire
- 9 letters
- broadside2
- 11 letters
- bombardment3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cannon2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- canonnade