Definition of Bombardment

1. Noun. The rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written). "A bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"

Exact synonyms: Barrage, Onslaught, Outpouring
Generic synonyms: Language, Linguistic Communication
Derivative terms: Barrage, Bombard

2. Noun. The heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target. "The shelling went on for hours without pausing"
Exact synonyms: Barrage, Barrage Fire, Battery, Shelling
Generic synonyms: Fire, Firing
Derivative terms: Shell

3. Noun. The act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays).
Generic synonyms: Radiation

4. Noun. An attack by dropping bombs.
Exact synonyms: Bombing
Generic synonyms: Attack, Onrush, Onset, Onslaught
Specialized synonyms: Bombing Run, Area Bombing, Carpet Bombing, Saturation Bombing
Derivative terms: Bombard, Bomb

Definition of Bombardment

1. n. An attack upon a fortress or fortified town, with shells, hot shot, rockets, etc.; the act of throwing bombs and shot into a town or fortified place.

Definition of Bombardment

1. Noun. the act of bombing, especially towns or cities ¹

2. Noun. heavy artillery fire ¹

3. Noun. (physics) the incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bombardment

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bombardment

bomb up
bomba
bombable
bombace
bombard
bombarded
bombarder
bombarders
bombardier
bombardier beetle
bombardier beetles
bombardiers
bombarding
bombardman
bombardmen
bombardment (current term)
bombardments
bombardon
bombardons
bombards
bombasine
bombasines
bombast
bombasted
bombaster
bombasters
bombastic
bombastical
bombastically
bombastick

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