Bombardment - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bɑːmˈbɑːrdmənt|  American pronunciation of the word bombardment
Brit.  |bɒmˈbɑːdm(ə)nt|  British pronunciation of the word bombardment

noun

- the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) (syn: barrage, onslaught, outpouring)
a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake
- the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target (syn: barrage, battery, shelling)
- the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)
- an attack by dropping bombs (syn: bombing)

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.

The bombardment continued for a terrible nine hours.

...unrest gripped the city as the people nervously awaited the expected bombardment...

There was the devil of a bombardment all day.

The fall of the city followed heavy bombardment.

The night sky flared with the massive bombardment

Word forms

noun
singular: bombardment
plural: bombardments
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