barrage fire

rapid artillery fire

Noun
1. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"
(synonym) barrage, battery, bombardment, shelling
(hypernym) fire, firing

Fire which is designed to fill a volume of space or area rather than aimed specifically at a given target. See also fire part 3. 1/2/73

Tir destiné à occuper un volume ou une surface plutôt qu'à viser particulièrement un objectif donné. Voir aussi tir. 1/2/73

TIRO DI SBARRAMENTO