Synonyms for fusillade

Most common

burst · volley · salvo · barrage

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The simultaneous firing of a number of firearms.

Forms

Plural

fusillades → salvos, bursts, volleys, discharges…

Example sentences

• burst When she saw her test score, she burst into tears.
• volley The enemy fired a volley of shots at us.
• salvo The press secretary faced a salvo of questions from the reporters.
• barrage We've recently received a barrage of complaints.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

burst¹, salvo²

6 letters

volley²

7 letters

barrage²

9 letters

discharge²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (salvo² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

fusillade

Italiano

sparatoria

Deutsch

Ballerei