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Bombardment Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ment

Bombardment has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

"a barrage of questions"

"a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"

2

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"

3

the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)

4

an attack by dropping bombs

5

the act of bombing, especially towns or cities

Example Sentences
"a barrage of questions" noun
"a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake" noun
"they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops" noun
"the shelling went on for hours without pausing" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
language fire radiation attack
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
bombing run carpet bombing
Rhyming Words
ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent tent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent
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