Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cannonade

/ˌkænəˈneɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: can-non-ade
IPA: /ˌkænəˈneɪd/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The firing of artillery for a length of time.

noun

A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.

verb

To discharge artillery fire upon.

Example Sentences

"A furious cannonade was kept up from the whole circle of batteries on the devoted town."
"Not for a regiment's parade, / Nor evil laws or rulers made, / Blue Walden rolls its cannonade, […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French canonnade, a modification of Italian cannonata replacing the suffix -ata with equivalent -ade; by surface analysis, cannon + -ade.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: cannonata

Inflected Forms

cannonades (plural) cannonades (present, singular) cannonading (participle, present) cannonaded (participle, past) cannonaded (past)

Derived Forms

cannonader

Synonyms

drumfire

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce cannonade?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkænəˈneɪd/.
What does cannonade mean?: The firing of artillery for a length of time.
Where does cannonade come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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