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bombard

UK /ˈbɒmˌbɑːd/US /ˈbɑmˌbɑɹd/

noun 5
/ˌbɑmˈbɑɹd/ verb 4
forms 3

noun5

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A medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.
- They planted in divers places twelve great bombards, wherewith they threw huge stones into the air, which, falling down into the city, might break down the houses. — 1603
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(literary, rare) A bombardment.
- With mines and parallels contracts the space; Then bids the battering floats his labors crown And pour their bombard on the shuddering town — 1807
A bassoon-like medieval musical instrument.
A bombardon.
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(no longer used) A large liquor container made of leather, in the form of a jug or a bottle.
- […] yond same black cloud, yond huge one, / looks like a foul bombard that would shed his liquor. — 1610

bombard

UK /ˌbɒmˈbɑːd/US /ˌbɑmˈbɑɹd/

verb4

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To continuously attack something with bombs, artillery shells or other missiles or projectiles.
- The enemy's stronghold was bombarded for 3 hours straight.
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(figurative) To continuously send or direct (at someone)
- I was bombarded with WhatsApp messages after appearing on the news.
- Please don't bombard me with questions right now, I'll answer them at the end of the statement.
(figurative) To attack something or someone by directing objects at them.
To direct at a substance an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms.

forms

bombarded · bombarding · bombards

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