"discharge of artillery," 1650s, from cannon + -ade. As a verb, from 1660s. Compare French canonnade (16c.), Italian cannonata. Related: Cannonaded; cannonading.
权威例句
1. I knew they were all drowned by the cannonade.
我知道,大炮的声音是压倒一切的.
2. It was the last of the cannonade.
这是最后一炮.
3. However, their chirrupings will be stilled before long by the thunder of the cannonade.