Cannonade

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. The act of discharging cannon and throwing ball, shell, etc., for the purpose of destroying an army, or battering a town, ship, or fort; -- usually, an attack of some continuance. A furious cannonade was kept up from the whole circle of batteries on the devoted towm. Prescott.

2. Fig.; A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming. Blue Walden rolls its cannonade. Ewerson.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To attack with heavy artillery; to batter with cannon shot.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To discharge cannon; as, the army cannonaded all day.