"mitraillade" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mitraillades [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French mitraillade. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|mitraillade}} French mitraillade Head templates: {{en-noun}} mitraillade (plural mitraillades)
  1. (rare, chiefly historical) Mass execution by cannon shot or (later) machine-gun, especially during the French Revolution. Tags: historical, rare Related terms: mitraille, mitrailleur, mitrailleuse
    Sense id: en-mitraillade-en-noun-XYoLp~3q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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