A heavy, continuous attack with many weapons at once, especially artillery shells. It can also mean a large number of things, like questions or criticisms, coming quickly and all at once.
It comes from French “barrage,” meaning a barrier or dam, from “barrer,” to bar. The military sense grew from the idea of a wall of fire blocking movement.
A “barrage” of questions is being compared to a military wall of explosions that no one can pass through. The language turns conversation into a battlefield when someone is overwhelmed by nonstop words.
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