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bombardment noun

  • the act of bombing, especially towns or cities
 bombardement

bombard verb

  /bəmˈbɑɹd/ , /ˈbɑmˌbɑɹd/ , /ˈbɒmˌbɑːd/ , /ˌbɑmˈbɑɹd/ , /ˌbɒmˈbɑːd/
  • (physics) To direct at a substance an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms.
 bombarderen
  • (figuratively) To attack something or someone by directing objects at them.
 bekogelen

bombard noun

  /bəmˈbɑɹd/ , /ˈbɑmˌbɑɹd/ , /ˈbɒmˌbɑːd/ , /ˌbɑmˈbɑɹd/ , /ˌbɒmˈbɑːd/
  • A medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.
 bombarde, geschut, kartouwe
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