tir de barrage

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiʁ də ba.ʁaʒ/

Noun

tir de barrage m (plural tirs de barrage)

1. (military) barrage fire, barrage (heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them)
2. (figuratively) violent attack against something or someone, intended to thwart them