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The definition of bombard is to attack continuously or repeatedly.
(verb)- When the United States repeatedly drops missiles and bombs in a full-on attack against an enemy city, this is an example of when the U.S. bombards the city.
- When you ask someone over and over why they are doing what they are doing during each step of a project and you inquire about every detail and every move, this is an example of when you bombard the person with questions.
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See bombard in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb
- to attack with or as with artillery or bombs
- to keep attacking or pressing with questions, suggestions, etc.
- to direct a stream of particles at (atomic nuclei) to produce nuclear transmutations
Origin: Fr bombarder < bombarde, mortar < bombe, bomb
noun
the earliest type of cannon, originally for hurling stones
Related Forms:
- bombardment noun
See bombard in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb bom·bard·ed, bom·bard·ing, bom·bards
- To attack with bombs, shells, or missiles.
- To assail persistently, as with requests. See Synonyms at attack, barrage2.
- To irradiate (an atom).
- To attack with a cannon firing stone balls.
An early form of cannon that fired stone balls.
Origin:
Origin: From Middle English, a bombard
Origin: , from Old French bombarde
Origin: , from Medieval Latin bombarda
Origin: , probably from Latin bombus, a booming sound; see bomb
.Related Forms:
- bom·bardˈer noun
- bom·bardˈment noun
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