barrage : Idioms & Phrases
barrage balloon
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noun an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low
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barrage fire
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noun the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
battery; barrage; bombardment; shelling.
- they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
- the shelling went on for hours without pausing
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barrage jam
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verb jam an entire frequency spectrum
- During the Cold War, the Soviets routinely barrage jammed to interfere with transmissions from the West
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barrage jamming
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noun electronic jamming over a wide range of frequencies simultaneously