bombard

noun · verbB1

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noun

Plural noun:

bombards

1.
A medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.
2.
(obsolete)A bassoon-like medieval musical instrument.
3.
(obsolete)A large liquor container made of leather, in the form of a jug or a bottle.
4.
(poetic, rare)A bombardment.
5.
(music) A bombardon.

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verb

V_es/s

bombards

V_ing/Gerund

bombarding

V_ed/pp

bombarded

1.
To continuously attack something with bombs, artillery shells or other missiles or projectiles.
The enemy's stronghold was bombarded for 3 hours straight.
2.
(figuratively)To attack something or someone by directing objects at them.
3.
(figuratively)To continuously send or direct (at someone)
I was bombarded with WhatsApp messages after appearing on the news.
Please don't bombard me with questions right now, I'll answer them at the end of the statement.
4.
(physics) To direct at a substance an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms.

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From Middle English bombard, from Middle French bombarde, from Latin bombus (buzzing; booming).