The average woman spends 94 hours and 55 minutes buying food, making 84 trips to the grocery store annually, the website reported. Shopping for toiletries accounted for an average of 17 hours and 33 minutes. Still, all those Saturdays at the mall add up. The study found women spend more than 100 hours spread out over 30 annual trips shopping for clothes, and an additional 40 hours and 30 minutes looking for shoes. They also spend an average of 31 hours and 21 minutes a year browsing for books and magazines.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: barrage(Noun) an artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow. barrage(Noun) a heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them.
Origin and Etymology of barrage. Other Civil Engineering Terms. barrage. Definition of barrage. 1 military : artillery fire laid on a line (see 1line 6c) close to friendly troops to screen and protect them The enemy laid down a barrage of machine-gun fire as our platoon approached the bridge.