rafale

Etymology
Borrowed from. In the military context the term may well be obsolete in English; it had been been introduced into French military usage by General Hippolyte Langlois in the late nineteenth century, and adopted into English and American usage not long after, but the usage seems to have petered out in English by the end of World War I.

Noun

 * 1)  A short, intense burst of artillery fire from a number of weapons fired with the intention of overwhelming resistance or routing an attacking force.

Etymology
Origin. Possibly related to influenced by.

Noun

 * 1)  gust strong, abrupt rush of wind
 * 2)  sudden shower, flurry
 * 3)  burst series of shots fired from an automatic firearm
 * 1)  burst series of shots fired from an automatic firearm

Noun

 * 1)  gust