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means A dense, sustained burst of something — gunfire, questions, criticism — coming so continuously there's no gap to breathe in.

from From French 'barrage,' meaning a dam or barrier, built on 'barrer' ('to bar') — itself from 'barre' ('bar, rod'). The word originally described a man-made barrier across a river. Military use in the early 20th century, especially World War I, repurposed it for a 'barrage of fire' — a wall of artillery shells laid down to block enemy movement, functioning like a dam of exploding steel. The sense then spread to any overwhelming, unbroken flood — of words, complaints, or noise.