Barrage | Mean of barrage in English Dictionary

/bəˈrɑːʒ/

• Noun
• a heavy and continuous firing of weapons during a battle
1. The enemy laid down a barrage of machine-gun fire as our platoon approached the bridge.
2. artillery barrages
• a great amount of something that comes quickly and continuously
1. He unleashed a barrage of insults.
2. The reporters overwhelmed her with a barrage of questions.
3. a barrage [=flood] of phone calls
• Verb
• to cause (someone) to receive a great amount of something
1. The public was barraged with campaign ads in the months leading up to the election.
2. They were barraged [=inundated, swamped] with inquiries about the job.
3. The office has been barraged [=flooded, inundated] with phone calls.
• Noun

• a barrier (such as a cement wall) that is built across a river or stream especially to increase the depth of water or change its direction