definition of
[barrage]

[1] #1 barrage n. [bombardment, outpouring, onslaught] the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake". wn

[2] #2 barrage n. [barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling] the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing". wn

[3] #3 barrage v. [bombard] address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer". wn