ˈbæɹɑːʒ bəˈɹɑːʒ ˈbætəɹi ˈbɒmɪŋ ˈɒnslɔːt ˈʃɛlɪŋ an attack by dropping bombs the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays) 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 the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) a barrage of questions a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake