1. a continuous heavy firing of cannons or artillery
Usage: military

1. to attack with continuous heavy cannon fire
Usage: military

Examples

• The enemy fortress was destroyed by a fierce cannonade.
• The naval cannonade lasted for three hours.
• Artillery units began to cannonade the enemy positions at dawn.
• The city walls crumbled under the relentless cannonade.
• Ships in the harbor cannonaded the coastal defenses.
• The thunderous cannonade could be heard for miles.
• They decided to cannonade the stronghold before the infantry assault.