2 (U.S. history) the war fought from 1861 to 1865 between the North and the South, sparked off by Lincoln's election as president but with deep-rooted political and economic causes, exacerbated by the slavery issue.
A barrage is a term used to describe extensive artillery fire against enemy positions. Barrages were classified as light, moderate or heavy. A light barrage amounted to six or seven shells every ten minutes. A moderate barrage was thirty shells a minute and a heavy one, fifty to sixty shells a minute.
/ËbÉrÉªÊ¤/. noun. plural barrages. Learner's definition of BARRAGE. [count]. : a barrier (such as a cement wall) that is built across a river or stream especially to increase the depth of water or change its direction. â compare 1barrage. Comments & Questions.earner's definition of BARRAGE. [count]. : a barrier (such as a cement wall) that is built across a river or stream especially to increase the depth of water or change its direction. â compare 1barrage.