n. - 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.
n. - Fig.; A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.
imp. & p. p. - of Cannonade
v. t. - To attack with heavy artillery; to batter with cannon shot.
v. i. - To discharge cannon; as, the army cannonaded all day.