bombardment

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)“a barrage of questions”“a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake”Synonyms: barrageoutpouringonslaught
  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”Synonyms: barragebarrage firebatteryshelling
  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 bombsSynonyms: bombing
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bombardment \Bom*bard"ment\, n. [F. bombardement.] 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. [1913 Webster] Bombardo
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