# cannonade

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkænəˈneɪd/

## Definitions
1. The firing of artillery for a length of time.
2. A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French canonnade, a modification of Italian cannonata replacing the suffix -ata with equivalent -ade; by surface analysis, cannon + -ade.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cannonade