What is "barrage"

Barrage \Bar"rage\, n. [F., fr. barrer to bar, from barre bar.] (Engin.) An artificial bar or obstruction placed in a river or watercourse to increase the depth of water; as, the barrages of the Nile.

1859, "action of barring; man-made barrier in a stream," from French barrer "to stop," from barre "bar," from Old French barre (see bar (n.1)). Artillery sense is 1916, from World War I French phrase tir de barrage "barrier fire" intended to isolate the objective. As a verb by 1917. Related: Barraged; barraging.

n. 1 an artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow 2 a heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them (http://en.wikipedi

1. org/wiki/Barrage%20(artillery)) 3 a concentrated discharge of projectile weapons v

2. (context transitive English) to direct a barrage at; to bombard

1. n. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) [syn: outpouring, onslaught]

2. 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" [syn: barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling]

3. v. attack with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"

Barrage is the self-titled debut album by the band of the same name. It was recorded by the original cast of Barrage and was released in the year 2000. The album contains many songs performed in the group's "A Violin Sings, A Fiddle Dances" world concert tour.

A barrage is a type of low-head, diversion dam which consists of a number of large gates that can be opened or closed to control the amount of water passing through the structure, and thus regulate and stabilize river water elevation upstream for use in irrigation and other systems. The gates are set between flanking piers which are responsible for supporting the water load of the pool created. While the term barrage is borrowed from the French word meaning a dam generally, its usage for such a structure in English is chiefly in Pakistan, India, Egypt, Iraq, and other countries in the Middle East.

Barrage is the fifth album led by jazz pianist Paul Bley featuring compositions by his then wife Carla Bley recorded by Bley's Quintet in 1964 and released on the ESP-Disk label.

Barrage may refer to:

In music

• Barrage (group), a Canadian violin ensemble, or
• Barrage (album), their self-titled debut album, or
• Barrage (Paul Bley album), 1965

In engineering

• Barrage (dam), a type of dam which consists of a line of large gates that can be opened or closed to control the amount of water passing the dam
• Tidal barrage, an artificial obstruction at the mouth of a tidal watercourse

In military

• Barrage (artillery), a line or barrier of artillery or depth charge fire
• Barrage balloon, a tethered balloon intended to present an obstacle to attacking aircraft

In entertainment

• Philadelphia Barrage, formerly a professional lacrosse team in Major League Lacrosse
• Barrage (manga), a shōnen manga by Kōhei Horikoshi

A barrage is a particular method of delivering massed artillery fire from a few or many batteries. Individual guns or howitzers are aimed at points, typically apart, along one or more lines that can be from a few hundred to several thousand yards long. The lines are usually apart and fire is lifted from one line to the next and one or several lines may be simultaneously engaged by different firing units. The artillery usually fired at a continuous steady rate, using high explosive or shrapnel shells.

Barrage fire may be defensive to deny or hamper enemy passage through an area or offensive to provide covering fire that neutralises the enemy in an area through or towards which friendly forces are advancing. Defensive barrages are usually static (or standing or box). Offensive barrages move forward in front of the advancing troops, the pattern of barrage movement may be creeping, rolling or block. Barrage fire is not aimed at specific targets, it is aimed at areas in which there are known or expected targets. It contrasts with a concentration, in which the guns aim at a specific target in an area typically diameter.

The barrage was developed by the British in the Second Boer War. It came to prominence in World War I, notably its use by the British Expeditionary force and particularly from late 1915 onwards when the British realised that the neutralising effects of artillery to provide covering fire were the key to breaking into defensive positions. By late 1916 the creeping barrage was the standard means of applying artillery fire to support an infantry attack, with the infantry following the advancing barrage as closely as possible. Its employment in this way recognised the importance of artillery fire in neutralizing (or suppressing), rather than destroying, the enemy. It was found that a moving barrage immediately followed by the infantry assault could be far more effective than weeks of preliminary bombardment.

Barrages remained in use in World War II and later, but only as one of a variety of artillery tactics made possible by improvements in predicted fire, target location and communications. The term barrage is widely, and technically incorrectly, used in the popular media for any artillery fire.

Barrage was a violin-based, modern worldbeat ensemble based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The group employed a blend of eclectic violin music with high-energy physical choreography during their performances. They released several albums, and their filmed concert specials have been featured on television networks around the world.

Barrage played a diverse mix of material from a wide variety of genres, including Celtic, Swing, Bluegrass, Jazz, Rock, Calypso, Pop, Canadian fiddle and Latin, as well as contemporary versions of traditional material from countries including China, Ukraine, and India.

The group released a statement via Twitter on May 9, 2012 that they were suspending their performance and touring schedule indefinitely, effectively disbanding. In November 2015, the producers of Barrage launched a new project called "Barrage8", a string octet that is loosely based on the original Barrage concept.

is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi, creator of Ōmagadoki Dōbutsuen. The story follows Astro, a dim-witted but kind young man from the slums, on a journey in the planet of Industria. He meets the prince who looks and sounds like him and, following a certain incident, ends up becoming the prince who defends Industria with his weapon called the . The series was originally published in 2011 as a one-shot manga in the seasonally published Jump NEXT!, before beginning serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump from May 21, 2012 to September 10, 2012.

The series was published in North America, in English under the name Barrage through Viz Media's digital manga anthology, Weekly Shonen Jump (formerly known as Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha) beginning on June 4, 2012, with chapters being released two weeks behind the Japanese publication. The first tankōbon volume was released in Japan by Shueisha on October 4, 2012 and the second and final volume was released one month later on November 2, 2012. Viz Media released the first volume of the series in English on March 5, 2013, and the final volume on April 2, 2013.