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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Name

Definition 1:
• A surname from French.
Noun
Pronunciation: /ˈbɒmˌbɑːd/

Definition 1:
• A medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.

Definition 2:
• A bassoon-like medieval musical instrument.
Labels: obsolete

Definition 3:
• A large liquor container made of leather, in the form of a jug or a bottle.
Labels: obsolete

Definition 4:
• A bombardment.
Labels: poetic, rare

Definition 5:
• A bombardon.
Labels: entertainment, lifestyle, music
Verb
Pronunciation: /ˌbɒmˈbɑːd/

Definition 1:
• To continuously attack something with bombs, artillery shells or other missiles or projectiles.
Example: The enemy's stronghold was bombarded for 3 hours straight.

Definition 2:
• To attack something or someone by directing objects at them.
Labels: figuratively

Definition 3:
• To continuously send or direct (at someone)
Example: I was bombarded with WhatsApp messages after appearing on the news.
Example: Please don't bombard me with questions right now, I'll answer them at the end of the statement.
Labels: figuratively

Definition 4:
• To direct at a substance an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms.
Labels: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bombard