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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French mitraillade.
Noun
mitraillade (plural mitraillades)
- (rare, chiefly historical) Mass execution by cannon shot or (later) machine-gun, especially during the French Revolution.
1817, John James M’Gregor, History of the French Revolution, volume III:The fusillades and mitraillades were conducted with the most savage coolness.
2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 487:when Collot d'Herbois and Fouché replaced him, a veritable frenzy of repression occurred, with opponents being gunned down into open graves in the so-called mitraillades.
French
Etymology
From mitraill(er) + -ade.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.tʁa.jad/ ~ /mi.tʁɑ.jad/
Noun
mitraillade f (plural mitraillades)
- machine-gunning
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