cannonading

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of cannonade

noun

1. A discharge of artillery fire.

   “Deputies waited on the governor of the castle and obtained a respite from the cannonading for a few days ; but a centry of the Pretender's army in the mean time firing at some people who were carrying provisions to the garrison, a sharp attack commenced, which did considerable damage to the buildings, and killed many of the citizens; this induced the Chevalier to take off the blockade of the castle, and the firing was then discontinued.”

   “[…] the King's Entrance takes place under volleyings and cannonadings.”

adj

1. A Gallivanism; Pertaining to a hard shot