The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SALVO , but the solution may also be FLOOD which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Barrage crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SALVO | 24 % | 5 |
| BLITZ | 19 % | 5 |
| VOLLEY | 14 % | 6 |
| STORM | 14 % | 5 |
| PELT | 10 % | 4 |
| CANNONADE | 10 % | 9 |
| FLOOD | 5 % | 5 |
| ASSAULT | 5 % | 7 |
Why may FLOOD be the right solution?
The word "flood" can be a synonym for "barrage" as both can refer to a sudden and overwhelming amount of something, like water in a flood or criticism in a barrage.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Barrage
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bombardment
- shelling
- battery
- outpouring
- onslaught
- barrage fire
- weir
- dam
- damming
- stream
- dyke
- tide
Crossword Answer definitions
SALVO noun- An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
- A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
- A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
- (by extension) Any volley, as in an argument or debate.
- The combined cheers of a crowd.
- To discharge weapons in a salvo.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SALVO
- Cannonade
- Round of fire, as a salute
- Round of applause
- Sudden outburst of praise
- Volley
- Sudden burst
- It's a blast
- Round of shooting
- Barrage
- Spirited attack
More clues leading to the result BLITZ
- Attack the quarterback
- NFL defensive ploy
- Swift, vigorous attack
- Attack swiftly
- Barrage
- Charge the passer
- Red-dog
- Gridiron charge
- Intense campaign
- Go after the quarterback
More clues leading to the result VOLLEY
- Hit on the fly
- Barrage
- Tennis shot
- Action on the tennis court.
- Flight of a ball, in tennis.
- Kind of ball
- Outburst
- Badminton exchange
- Court shot
- Shot seen at Wimbledon
More clues leading to the result STORM
- Actress Gale
- Attack violently
- Hurricane or blizzard
- Rant and rave
- Two-time WNBA champions from Seattle
- Weather event that's cause for special drains and windows
- Gully washer
- Monsoon
- Big blow
- Rain delay reason
More clues leading to the result PELT
- Coonskin, e.g.
- Hunter's take
- Furrier's unit
- Hide
- Hurl
- Clobber with snowballs
- Trapper's prize
- Bombard
- Untanned skin
- Pepper, as with hail
More clues leading to the result CANNONADE
- Battle barrage
- Barrage
- Noisy bombardment
- Derby winner: 1974
- Winner of 100th Kentucky Derby
- Salvo from Old Ironsides
- Attack with Big Bertha
More clues leading to the result FLOOD
- Deluge
- Johnstown disaster
- Kind of insurance
- Torrent
- Dam buster
- Inundate
- Overflow
- Red River problem of 1996
- Fill, and then some
- Give an engine too much gas