barrage : Idioms & Phrases

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barrage balloon

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • noun electronic jamming over a wide range of frequencies simultaneously
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