barrage
    /bəˈrɑːʒ/ /Brit ˈbæˌrɑːʒ/
    
 
    
    noun
    
    plural -rages
    
    [count] :a heavy and continuous firing of weapons during a battle
    
    
    
    
    
    [singular] :a great amount of something that comes quickly and continuously - + of
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    verb
    
    -rages; -raged; -raging
    
    [+ obj] chiefly US :to cause (someone) to receive a great amount of something :to direct a barrage of questions, comments, etc., at (someone) - usually used as (be) barraged with
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    noun
    
    plural -rages
    
    [count] :a barrier (such as a cement wall) that is built across a river or stream especially to increase the depth of water or change its direction - compare 1barrage