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fusillade

fyooh si layd

  • n  rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
    our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise
  • v  attack with fusillade

  • But a fusillade of machine-gun fire stopped him on the grating; hit by seven bullets in the head and neck, he crumpled to the ground.
  • The fusillade of shotgun pellets and dumdum bullets went on for six minutes.
  • THE Nixon Administration drew a fusillade of criticism last week for its policy on India and Pakistan.

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