Plural of fusillade; multiple rapid bursts of gunfire or multiple overwhelming barrages of anything.
From fusillade plus English plural -s. Standard pluralization of the French-derived noun for multiple instances of rapid firing.
In war memoirs, soldiers describe consecutive 'fusilades' sweeping across trenches—each burst was distinct enough to remember separately, which shows how powerful and memorable rapid gunfire truly is.
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