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    fusillade

    fusillade - Dictionary definition and meaning for word fusillade

    Definition
    (noun) rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
    Synonyms : burst , salvo , volley
    Example Sentence
    • our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise
    Definition
    (verb) attack with fusillade
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for fusillade

'Fusion' bomb, a kind of nuclear bomb. So 'fusillade' is discharge of bombs.

FUSE+LED - you may have seen FUSE used in household wiring made of LED, exploding like lightening.

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fusilLADEN-BINLADEN -EXPLOSION

Fussilade > Fussi(Phansi,atakna) + lade(lady) > So imagine a lady stuck in a suddenn simultaneous outbirst of missiles from two sides!

Fusillade = Fusil + lade

fussilade ==> fasad In a fasad there is a lot of firing

fuLL MIssillE aTTACK AT d eNEMY

FUSI(ll)ADE:fuse + parade.its a parade of fuses.

"Fusion"+"Raid"->an atomic raid against somebody, outburst or firing of missiles,questions,etc.

Fusillade=fire brigade ,incessant jets of water poured.

• Fusillade = fus (to pour) + ill+ ade ( as in lemonade) => To pour something rapidly that causes illness. Here it is the rapid discharge of firearms.

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