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Fusillade vs Outpouring - What's the difference?

fusillade | outpouring | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between fusillade and outpouring

is that fusillade is the simultaneous firing of a number of firearms while outpouring is the sudden flowing of a large amount of something.

As a verb fusillade

is to fire, or attack with, a fusillade.

fusillade

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the simultaneous firing of a number of firearms
  • (by extension) a rapid outburst
  • * 1901 , , (w, The Monkey's Paw)
    • But her husband was on his hands and knees groping wildly on the floor in search of the paw. If he could only find it before the thing outside got in. A perfect fusillade of knocks reverberated through the house, and he heard the scraping of a chair as his wife put it down in the passage against the door.

    Verb

    (fusillad)
  • to fire, or attack with, a fusillade
    • ----

    outpouring

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sudden flowing of a large amount of something.
  • * 2013 June 18, , " Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
    • The protests rank among the largest outpourings of dissent since the nation’s military dictatorship ended in 1985.
  • * 2012 , August 1. Owen Gibson in Guardian Unlimited, London 2012: rowers Glover and Stanning win Team GB's first gold medal
    • Great Britain has collected its first gold medal of the London Games after Heather Stanning and Helen Glover won the coxless pairs with a stunning performance that will spark a mass outpouring of celebration and relief across the country.