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bombard::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bomb |
| Type of | assail, attack |
| Has types | zap, atom-bomb, atomise, atomize, blast, bomb out, carpet bomb, dive-bomb, firebomb, glide-bomb, hydrogen-bomb, letter bomb, nuke, pattern-bomb, shell, skip-bomb |
| Derivation | bombardment |
Examples of bombard
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Several entertainment options now bombard people on an array of digital devices.
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The other option is to bombard users with more ads, which might scare them away.
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Koxinga ordered his artillery to advance and used 28 cannon to bombard the fort.
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Mikawa also sent heavy cruisers on several occasions to bombard Henderson Field.
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The Japanese wanted to bombard Henderson Field to take it back, Henderson said.
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Miami coach Jim Larranaga didn't try to bombard his young center with new duties.
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The fortified city holds out for nearly eight months without bombard artillery.
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In 1695, King Louis XIV of France sent troops to bombard Brussels with artillery.
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Even good friends can be as annoying as marketers if they bombard me too much.
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- Bombardon: a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
- Pelt: cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs"
- Throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden"
- Address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer"
- Direct high energy particles or radiation against
- (bombardment) barrage: the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"
- The bombard, also known as talabard or ar vombard in the Breton language or bombarde in French, is a popular contemporary conical bore double reed instrument widely used to play traditional Breton music. The bombard is a woodwind instrument; the reed is held between the lips. ...
- A bombard is a large-caliber, muzzle-loading medieval cannon or mortar, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls. The name bombarde was first noted and sketched in a French historical text around 1380. The modern term bombardment derives from this.
- Bombarding is the process of 'pumping' a Cold Cathode Lighting tube (otherwise called Neon Signs).
