heavy bombardment

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• Late Heavy Bombardment — The Late Heavy Bombardment (commonly referred to as the lunar cataclysm, or LHB) is a period of time approximately 3,800 to 4,100 million years ago (mya) during which a large number of impact craters are believed to have formed on the Moon, and… …   Wikipedia

• Late Heavy Bombardment — Als Großes Bombardement (engl. Late Heavy Bombardment, LHB) wird eine Zeit während der Entwicklung des Sonnensystems bezeichnet, in der auf die noch jungen inneren Planeten (die Gesteinsplaneten Merkur, Venus, Erde, Mars) und den Erdmond… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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

• Bombardment of Algiers (painting) — Infobox Painting title=Bombardment of Algiers artist=Thomas Luny year= 1820 type=Oil on canvas height= 122 width= 183 height inch = width inch = museum= city= Bombardment of Algiers is an oil on canvas painting by British artist Thomas Luny. It… …   Wikipedia

• heavy — heav|y1 [ hevi ] adjective *** ▸ 1 with a lot of weight ▸ 2 many things ▸ 3 with physical effort ▸ 4 showing anger ▸ 5 smell: sweet & strong ▸ 6 not attractive ▸ 7 with a lot of force etc. ▸ 8 uncomfortable or tired ▸ 9 very severe ▸ 10… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• heavy — I UK [ˈhevɪ] / US adjective Word forms heavy : adjective heavy comparative heavier superlative heaviest *** 1) a heavy object weighs a lot She was struggling with a heavy suitcase. Careful – that box is pretty heavy. You should soon be able to… …   English 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 of Yarmouth and Lowestoft — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= Bombardmentof Yarmouth and Lowestoft partof= World War I caption= date= 24 April, 1916 place= Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft, England. casus= territory= result= inconclusive combatant1= flagicon|United… …   Wikipedia

• Heavy water — Not to be confused with hard water or tritiated water. Deuterium oxide IUPAC name …   Wikipedia

• bombardment — [[t]bɒ̱mbɑ͟ː(r)dmənt[/t]] bombardments 1) N VAR: usu with supp A bombardment is a strong and continuous attack of gunfire or bombing. The city has been flattened by heavy artillery bombardments... The capital is still under constant bombardment… …   English dictionary

• heavy — adj. 1 weighing a lot VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ My suitcase was beginning to feel very heavy. ▪ become, get, grow …   Collocations dictionary