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bombardment
Variant of bombard
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
noun
the earliest type of cannon, originally for hurling stones
Related Forms:
- bombardment noun
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