Multiple rapid outpourings or attacks of something, such as gunfire, questions, or criticism coming at someone all at once.
From French barrage, originally from barre meaning 'bar' or 'barrier'. The word evolved from military fortifications to describe concentrated bombardments, then generalized to any intense burst of activity.
The word started as a description of actual water barriers built across rivers, then soldiers used it for walls of artillery fire—but today we 'barrage' people with emails and texts, showing how military vocabulary seeps into everyday life.
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