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Type Words
Synonyms bombing
Type of onslaught, onset, onrush, attack
Has types area bombing, bombing run, carpet bombing, saturation bombing
Derivation bombard
Type Words
Synonyms barrage, onslaught, outpouring
Type of language, linguistic communication
Derivation bombard


a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake.
Type Words
Synonyms barrage, barrage fire, battery, shelling
Type of firing, fire
Type Words
Type of radiation

Examples of bombardment

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Constant bombardment of emails, text messages, phone calls and beeping machines.
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All the while, Israel has continued its bombardment of towns and cities in Gaza.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Meanwhile, government troops resumed the bombardment of the Syrian city of Homs.
From the npr.org
They were part of the offshore bombardment for the Invasion of Normandy in 1944.
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The original Cathedral was destroyed by bombardment during the retaking of Guam.
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He carried out a bombardment and personally led an amphibious assault on 3 July.
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Thirteen U.S. soldiers were injured during the bombardment, and two were killed.
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Progress halted as UN aerial and naval bombardment made movement more difficult.
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It also directly supported the bombardment forces on the morning of the assault.
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More examples
  • Barrage: the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"
  • Barrage: the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"
  • The act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)
  • Bombing: an attack by dropping bombs
  • A bombardment is an attack by artillery fire directed against fortifications, troops or towns and buildings. In its strict sense the term is only applied to the bombardment of defenceless or undefended objects, houses, public buildings, etc. ...
  • The following is a list of rules variations for the collection of games known as dodgeball in different countries and/or states.
  • Bombarding is the process of 'pumping' a Cold Cathode Lighting tube (otherwise called Neon Signs).
  • (bombarded) attacked persistently
  • (Bombarding) Refers to the act of processing neon electrodes using the previously mentioned bombarder.