cannonade
Heavy gun bombardment
A cannonade is a period of continuous heavy gunfire, especially from artillery or cannons, typically during a military assault or bombardment.
The term extends to any prolonged barrage or bombardment, whether literal or figurative: The protesters faced a cannonade of criticism from local officials.
As a verb, to cannonade means to bombard with artillery fire or, more broadly, to attack with a sustained volley of something.
Sustained projectile assault
- salvoSimultaneous weapons discharge
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
- fusilladeRapid series of shots
- shellingSustained artillery attack
broadside · drumfire · enfilade · crossfire · pounding · thunder · onslaught · hail
Heavily defended military structure
- bastionFortified defensive position
- redoubtEnclosed temporary fortification
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- breachBreaking of agreement
rampart · citadel · parapet · curtain wall · embrasure · casemate · sapper · batter
Fierce written assault
- man-of-warArmed sailing vessel
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- galleonLarge historical sailing ship
- armadaFleet of warships
gun deck · ship of the line · flagship · port · starboard · gunwale · battery · Trafalgar
Short-barreled artillery piece
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- gunpowderCombustible propellant mixture
culverin · field gun · caliber · munition · carriage · emplacement · armament · bombardier
Extremely loud, resounding
rumble · din · cacophony · reverberation · echo · percussion · concussion · report
bombardment
Sustained projectile assault
shelling · broadside · drumfire · enfilade · crossfire · pounding · thunder · onslaught · hail · torrent
fortress
Heavily defended military structure
- bastionFortified defensive position
- redoubtEnclosed temporary fortification
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
breach · rampart · citadel · parapet · curtain wall · embrasure · casemate · sapper · batter · bombardment
broadside
Fierce written assault
- man-of-warArmed sailing vessel
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- galleonLarge historical sailing ship
armada · gun deck · ship of the line · flagship · port · starboard · gunwale · battery · Trafalgar · gunboat
howitzer
Short-barreled artillery piece
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
gunpowder · culverin · field gun · caliber · munition · carriage · emplacement · armament · bombardier · fuse
thunderous
Extremely loud, resounding
blast · rumble · din · cacophony · reverberation · echo · percussion · concussion · report · earsplitting
- siege warfaresiege, siege tower, siege engine, siege guns, siege warfare
- medieval warfareknights, siege warfare, castle, castle siege, siege
- Piratespirate, buccaneer, corsair, corsairs, privateers
- artilleryhowitzers, howitzer, mortars, artillery piece, artillery pieces
- Civil War battlesBattle of Gettysburg, Antietam, Appomattox, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville
cannonadesingle shot
Sole attempt permitted
potshot · sniper fire · warning shot · dribble · trickle