cannonades in English
noun
1
a period of continuous, heavy gunfire.
A desultory cannonade began at about 14.00, and as it seemed likely that there would be no battle that day Newcastle retired to his coach.
verb
1
discharge heavy guns continuously.
the daily cannonading continued
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1. Synonyms for Bombardments include barrages, blitzes, bombings, shellings, assaults, attacks, cannonades, fusillades, strafes and blitzkriegs
2. Synonyms for Blitzes include bombards, bombs, shells, attacks, cannonades, batters, strafes, pounds, assaults and torpedoes