barrage in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   barrage  barrage fire  battery  bombardment  shelling 
   
2. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
   "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"
   barrage  bombardment  outpouring  onslaught 
   

1. 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"
   bombard  barrage