cannonade

• ⇰ 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.
• ⇰ Fig.; A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.

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

• ⇰ To discharge cannon; <as>as, the army <ex>cannonaded</ex> all day</as>.