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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

포격

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pogyeok

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cannonade/ˌkæn.əˈneɪd/
nounverbCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #28500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"밤새도록 거센 포격이 이어졌다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A continuous, heavy discharge of artillery fire.

    "The distant cannonade shook the windows of the farmhouse throughout the night."
As verb
  1. 1

    To attack or batter with a continuous discharge of cannon fire.

    "The invading fleet moved closer to shore to cannonade the coastal defenses."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French word 'canonnade', based on 'canon' meaning cannon, with the suffix '-ade' denoting an action or outburst. It entered the English language in the late 18th century during the Napoleonic Wars to describe a continuous, heavy discharge of artillery fire.

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