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firing vs barrage

barrage vs firing

firing and barrage both are nouns.

firing is not a verb while barrage is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
firing Yes No No No
barrage Yes No Yes No
As nouns, barrage is a hyponym of firing; that is, barrage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than firing:
  • firing: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
  • barrage: the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
Other hyponyms of firing include antiaircraft fire, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling, broadside, burst, fusillade, salvo, volley, call fire, cover, covering fire, concentrated fire, massed fire, counterfire, counterpreparation fire, crossfire, destruction fire, direct fire, distributed fire, fratricide, friendly fire, hostile fire, grazing fire, harassing fire, indirect fire, interdiction fire, neutralization fire, observed fire, preparation fire, radar fire, registration fire, scheduled fire, searching fire, supporting fire, suppressive fire, unobserved fire, artillery fire, cannon fire.
firing (noun) barrage (noun)
the act of setting something on fire the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
the act of discharging a gun
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
firing (verb) barrage (verb)
address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage
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