Bombardment - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|bɑːmˈbɑːrdmənt|
Brit.
|bɒmˈbɑːdm(ə)nt|
noun
- the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) (syn: barrage, onslaught, outpouring)
- 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)
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
singular: bombardment
plural: bombardments
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