Complete Definition of "bombard"

English

Pronunciation
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Verb
en-verb

  1. To attack something with bombs, artillery shells, or other missiles.
  2. figuratively To attack something or someone by directing objects at them.
  3. physics to direct an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms, at a substance.

Synonyms
bomb

Translations
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:* Chinese: ��弹
:* Dutch: bombarderen
:* Esperanto: bombi
:* French: bombarder
:* Galician: bombardear
:* German: bombardieren
:* Hebrew: ��פצ�ץ (le'haftzytz) to attack with bombs or missiles, ��פ��� (le'hafgyz) to attack with artillery shells
:* Ido: bombardar
:* Indonesian: bom|membomi, borbardir|memborbardir
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:* Interlingua: bombardar, bombar
:* Italian: bombardare
:* Japanese: �� (����, bakugeki)
:* Korean: �격�� [��-] (pokgyeokhada)
:* Latin: urbem tormentis verberare, bombardare
:* Norwegian: bombe
:* Portuguese: bombardear
:* Spanish: bombardear
:* Volapük: boumön
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Derived terms
bombardment

Noun
en-noun

  1. a medieval form of cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.

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