volley of artillery; simultaneous blasting
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Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
volley of artillery; simultaneous fire from many guns
formalPrimarily a military term referring to the coordinated firing of multiple cannons or artillery pieces.
Dí敌
jūn军
zhèn阵
dì地
zāo遭
dào到
wǒ我
jūn军
pái排
pào炮
de的
měng猛
liè烈
hōng轰
jī击
。
The enemy position was subjected to a fierce volley of artillery from our troops.
Zhǐ指
huī挥
guān官
xià下
lìng令
yòng用
pái排
pào炮
yā压
zhì制
duì对
fāng方
de的
huǒ火
lì力
。
The commander ordered a volley of artillery to suppress the enemy's firepower.
noun
simultaneous blasting; battery of shots in excavation
technicalA technical term in civil engineering and mining for controlled explosions using multiple charges set off at the same time.
Wèi为
le了
dǎ打
tōng通
suì隧
dào道
，
gōng工
chéng程
shī师
men们
zhǔn准
bèi备
le了
yī一
cì次
dà大
xíng型
pái排
pào炮
zuò作
yè业
。
To bore through the mountain, the engineers prepared a large-scale simultaneous blasting operation.
Pái排
pào炮
de的
wēi威
lì力
jù巨
dà大
，
yī一
cì次
xìng性
zhà炸
kāi开
le了
jiān坚
yìng硬
de的
yán岩
céng层
。
The simultaneous blast was immensely powerful, shattering the hard rock layer in one go.