| barrage | (n) the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written), Syn. bombardment, onslaught, outpouring, Example: a barrage of questions; a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake |
| barrage | (n) the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target, Syn. barrage fire, shelling, battery, bombardment, Example: they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops; the shelling went on for hours without pausing |
| barrage balloon | (n) an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low |
| barrage jam | (v) jam an entire frequency spectrum, Example: During the Cold War, the Soviets routinely barrage jammed to interfere with transmissions from the West |
| barrage jamming | (n) electronic jamming over a wide range of frequencies simultaneously |
