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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun
Pronunciation: /bɑmbɑɹdmənt/

Definition 1:
• The act of bombing, especially towns or cities.
Example: The city suffered heavy bombardment during the conflict.
Example: The building was damaged by weeks of aerial bombardment.
Example: heavy bombardment
Example: aerial bombardment
Example: artillery bombardment
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 2:
• Heavy artillery fire.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: cannonade
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 3:
• The incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance.
Labels: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, countable, uncountable

Definition 4:
• An onslaught (of criticism etc.)
Example: The company faced a bombardment of complaints after the announcement.
Example: a bombardment of questions
Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable

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