LekhoriLekhoriAn artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.
A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them.
The 75s of V Corps fired a standard rolling barrage, while the larger 155 mm and 8-inch pieces fired standing barrages 500 meters beyond the barrage line. For the rolling barrage, one battery in each battalion fired low, bursting shrapnel instead of the standard high explosive.
A concentrated discharge of projectile weapons.
Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,[…]most of Edison's grounds soon became an inferno. As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities.
Unadapted borrowing from French barrage (“barrage, barrier”) c. 1859. Compare barrier.
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