Etymology

barrage

bar·rage
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Today it means: An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow. Full definition →

French barrage
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  1. French · borrowed frombarrage“barrage, barrier”
  2. English todaybarrage

Unadapted borrowing from French barrage (“barrage, barrier”) c. 1859. Compare barrier.

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