Cannonade
51Bunker Hill, Battle of — Important colonial victory early in the American Revolution. Two months after the battles of Lexington and Concord, more than 15,000 colonial troops assembled near Boston to prevent the British army from occupying several hills around the city.… …
52Destruction of Neuss — Coordinates: 51°12′1″N 6°41′38″E / 51.20028°N 6.69389°E / 51.20028; 6.69389 …
53No Class (horse) — No Class Sire Nodouble Grandsire Noholme Dam Classy Quillo Damsire Outing Class Sex Mare …
54Oliver Edwards — Oliver Edwards …
55attack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. assault, attack; seizure (See disease). v. t. assail, assault, attack; affect, influence. Ant., defense. II Violent assault Nouns 1. (human attack) attack; assault, assault and battery; onset,… …
56barrage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. attack, bombardment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bombardment, blast, volley, torrent; see attack 1 , fire 2 , plenty . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. sustained attack bombardment, shelling, salvo,… …
57salvo — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. volley, gunfire, burst; discharge, broadside, fusillade, rafale; strafing, shellfire; peppering, riddling; fanfare, salute; proviso, qualification. See attack, celebration. II (Roget s 3… …
58shell — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. bomb, bombard, cannonade, strafe, pepper; shuck, strip, pod, hull. See attack, divestment. n. case; carapace; husk, seashell; bomb, grenade, explosive, shrapnel, torpedo; boat, cockleshell, racing… …
59shower — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rain, sprinkle, drizzle; spate; volley; fall. See water, assemblage, cleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Water falling in drops] Syn. drizzle, mist, rainfall; see rain 1 . 2. [Act of cleansing the body] …
60fusillade — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. volley, crossfire, firing; see fire 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. enfilade, salvo, volley, broadside, burst of fire. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun A concentrated outpouring, as of missiles, words, or blows:… …
