The act of discharging cannon and throwing ball, shell, etc., for the purpose of destroying an army, or battering a town, ship, or fort; -- usually, an attack of some continuance.
Use in sentences of CANNONADE
Meaning of CANNONADE in English
The act of discharging cannon and throwing ball, shell, etc., for the purpose of destroying an army, or battering a town, ship, or fort; -- usually, an attack of some continuance.
Fig.; A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.
of Cannonade
To attack with heavy artillery; to batter with cannon shot.
To discharge cannon; as, the army cannonaded all day.