bombardment (noun)

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• bombardment — bombard ► VERB 1) attack continuously with bombs or other missiles. 2) subject to a continuous flow of questions or information. 3) Physics direct a stream of high speed particles at (a substance). ► NOUN ▪ an early form of cannon, which fired a… …   English terms dictionary

• bombardment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ constant, continuous ▪ heavy, intense, massive ▪ aerial, air, artillery, naval …   Collocations dictionary

• bombardment — noun (U) a continuous attack on a place by big guns and bombs: Sarajevo is coming under heavy bombardment from Serb forces. | aerial bombardment (=attack by planes dropping bombs) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bombardment — noun 1. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) a barrage of questions a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake • Syn: ↑barrage, ↑outpouring, ↑onslaught • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• bombardment — noun see bombard II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bombardment — noun a) the act of bombing, esp towns or cities b) heavy artillery fire …   Wiktionary

• bombardment — UK [bɒmˈbɑː(r)dmənt] / US [bɑmˈbɑrdmənt] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms bombardment : singular bombardment plural bombardments 1) an attack on a place made by dropping bombs from planes or by firing large guns for a long time There was… …   English dictionary

• bombardment — bom|bard|ment [ bam bardmənt ] noun count or uncount 1. ) an attack on a place made by dropping bombs from airplanes or by firing large guns for a long time: There was much anger over the bombardment of the capital city. aerial/artillery… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bombardment — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. assault, shelling, barrage; see attack 1 , fire 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A concentrated outpouring, as of missiles, words, or blows: barrage, burst, cannonade, fusillade, hail1, salvo, shower, storm, volley. See… …   English dictionary for students

• area bombing — noun an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target • Syn: ↑carpet bombing, ↑saturation bombing • Derivationally related forms: ↑carpet bomb (for: ↑carpet bombing) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• saturation bombing — noun an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target • Syn: ↑carpet bombing, ↑area bombing • Derivationally related forms: ↑carpet bomb (for: ↑carpet bombing) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary