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.
Assortment â just a combination of various fireworks in one convenient package. Used to help make it easy for fireworks shoppers to quickly purchase fireworks in one package. Barrage â fast succession of firework explosions designed to awe the spectator. Battery - similar to a barrage. Quick succession of fireworks going off from one fuse.