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bombard
[ verb bom-bahrd, buhm-; noun bom-bahrd ]
verb (used with object)
- to attack or batter with artillery fire.
- to attack with bombs.
- to assail vigorously:
to bombard the speaker with questions.
Synonyms: , , ,
- Physics. to direct high energy particles or radiations against:
to bombard a nucleus.
noun
- the earliest kind of cannon, originally throwing stone balls.
- Nautical. bomb ketch.
- an English leather tankard of the 18th century and earlier, similar to but larger than a blackjack.
- Obsolete. a leather jug.
bombard
verb
- to attack with concentrated artillery fire or bombs
- to attack with vigour and persistence
the boxer bombarded his opponent with blows to the body
- to attack verbally, esp with questions
the journalists bombarded her with questions
- physics to direct high-energy particles or photons against (atoms, nuclei, etc) esp to produce ions or nuclear transformations
noun
- an ancient type of cannon that threw stone balls
Derived Forms
- dzˈ峾Գ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- dz·· noun
- dz··Գ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bombard1
Example Sentences
Withdrawn and caustic, Janice is a raw lump of unresponsiveness bombarded by those determined to “fix” her.
"He could accept a ceasefire now, he continues to bombard Ukraine… We see you, Vladimir Putin, we know what you are doing."
According to his friends, he was bombarded by very right-wing politicians and journalists who "planted ideas in his mind."
When Israel started bombarding Gaza, Hezbollah began firing rockets in around northern Israel, saying it was acting in support of Palestinians.
This tactic – of bombarding responders with lengthy bureaucratic checklists and processes – is routinely deployed by the junta to restrict the activities of international aid organisations in Myanmar, humanitarian sources told the BBC.
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