1.  barrage(n = noun.communication) bombardment, onslaught, outpouring - the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"
is a kind of language, linguistic communication
Derived form verb barrage₁

2.  barrage(n = noun.act) barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling - 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"
is a kind of fire, firing

   barrage(v = verb.communication) bombard - address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer"
is one way to assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe
Derived form noun barrage₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody

   An artificial bar or obstruction placed in a river or watercourse to increase the depth of water; as, the barrages of the Nile. [1913 Webster]

barrage, n.
1 a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area.
2 a rapid succession of questions or criticisms.
3 an artificial barrier, esp. in a river.
4 a heat or deciding event in fencing, show jumping, etc.

Idiom:
barrage balloon a large anchored balloon, often with netting suspended from it, used (usu. as one of a series) as a defence against low-flying aircraft.

Etymology:
F f. barrer (as BAR(1))

barrage balloon, barrage fire, barrage jam, barrage jamming