1. The rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
   "a barrage of questions";
   - bombardment, outpouring, onslaught
    
2. 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";
   - barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling
    
3. An artificial obstruction in a river designed to prevent flooding or divert its flow
   "The engineers constructed a barrage to control the river's flow"

1. Address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage
   "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience";
   - bombard

Derived forms: barraging, barraged, barrages

Type of: assail, assault, attack, fire, firing, language, lash out, linguistic communication, round

Encyclopedia: Barrage