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- noun Plural form of
barrage .
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Examples
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The barrages are the latest example of violence in Mogadishu that has displaced some 37,000 people in recent weeks, swelling an internal refugee population of 1.1 million, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) said on Monday.
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There were many other things to think of -- bombs and grenades, attacks and counter-attacks, "barrages" and trench mortars, and all the other things about which we love to discourse learnedly when we come home on leave.
Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France Vernon Bartlett 1938
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It is a quick-firing weapon and is used against attacking masses and for the various kind of barrages, including an anti-aircraft barrage.
History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War Richard Joseph Beamish 1895
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"barrages," but we were let off with nothing more serious than patrolling.
The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion W. C. C. Weetman
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"I want to make a start with building little kind of barrages to hold back the water.
A Town Like Alice Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1950
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"I want to make a start with building little kind of barrages to hold back the water.
A Town Like Alice Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1950
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In Libya, rebel forces claim to have gained ground, despite heavy artillery barrages, on the outskirts of the port city of Misrata.
More Syrians Flee to Turkey After Troops Retake Northern Town 2011
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In Libya, rebel forces claim to have gained ground, despite heavy artillery barrages, on the outskirts of the port city of Misrata.
More Syrians Flee to Turkey After Troops Retake Northern Town 2011
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The harrowing artillery barrages from government positions miles away sent untrained rebel volunteers panicking in retreat.
Rebel Chief Asks for Timely Strikes, Helicopters Charles Levinson 2011
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In Libya, rebel forces claim to have gained ground, despite heavy artillery barrages, on the outskirts of the port city of Misrata.
More Syrians Flee to Turkey After Troops Retake Northern Town 2011
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