Bombard - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bɑːmˈbɑːrd|  American pronunciation of the word bombard
Brit.  |bɒmˈbɑːd|  British pronunciation of the word bombard

noun

- a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family (syn: bombardon)

verb

- cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile (syn: pelt)
- throw bombs at or attack with bombs (syn: bomb)
- address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage (syn: barrage)
The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer
- direct high energy particles or radiation against

Extra examples

The navy bombarded the shore.

Scientists bombarded the sample with X-rays.

The car was bombarded by rocks as it drove away from the angry crowd.

For a whole week, the little town was bombarded with enemy shells until the citizens were forced to yield.

The speaker was bombarded with questions.

I had been in action bombarding the Normandy coast.

The office was bombarded by telephone calls.

They bombarded him with questions.

Today we are bombarded with advice on what to eat and what to avoid.

The machine was made so that the army could bombard the enemy castle with bits of broken rocks.

The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: bombard
he/she/it: bombards
present participle: bombarding
past tense: bombarded
past participle: bombarded
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