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Meaning of bombardment | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
bɑmbɑɹdmənt

Definitions

  1. The act of bombing, especially towns or cities
  2. The act of bombing, especially towns or cities.
    countable, uncountable
  3. Heavy artillery fire
  4. An early form of cannon that fired stone balls.
  5. Heavy artillery fire.
    countable, uncountable
  6. The incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance
  7. A concentrated outpouring, as of missiles, words, or blows:barrage, burst, cannonade, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, storm, volley.
  8. The incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance.
    countable, uncountable
  9. An onslaught of criticism etc
  10. bombardement إمْطار، قَذْفٌ بالقِنابِل бомбардиране bombardeamento dělostřelecká palba, kanonáda das Bombardement bombardement βομβαρδισμόςbombardeo pommitus بمباران pommitus bombardementהפגזה बमबारी, गोलाबारी artiljerijska vatra bombázás pemberondongan stórskotaárás; spurningahríð bombardamento 砲撃 포격 apšaudymas bombardēšana pembedilan bombardementbombardement ostrzał بمباری bombardeamento bombardament бомбардировка bombardovanie bombardiranje bombardovanje bombardemang การโจมตีโดยการใช้ระเบิ...
  11. An onslaught of criticism etc.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
  12. To attack with bombs, shells, or missiles.
  13. To assail persistently; harass: "[patients] bombarded with bewildering terms like 'managed competition' and 'risk selection'" (Carla Cantor). See Synonyms at barrage2.
  14. To irradiate (an atom).
  15. To attack with a cannon firing stone balls.
  16. n (Mil) → Bombardierung f (also fig), → Bombardement nt; (Phys) → Beschießen nt
    n
  17. to attack with artillery. They bombarded the town. bombardeer يَقْذِفُ بِوابِلٍ مِنَ النّيران обстрелвам с оръдия bombardear ostřelovat bombardieren bombardere βομβαρδίζω με πυρά πυροβολικού bombardear pommitama بمباران کردن؛ به توپ بستن pommittaa tykeillä bombarder לְהַפגִיז गोला चलाना tući topovima bombáz memberondong skjóta á (með stórskotavopnum) bombardare 砲撃する 포격하다 apšaudyti bombardēt; apšaudīt serangan bedilan bombarderenbombardere ostrzeliwać بمباری کول bombardear a bom­barda бомбарди...
  18. to direct questions etc at. The reporters bombarded the film star with questions. bombardeer, peper يُمْطِرُ بالأسئِلَه обсипвам bombardear bombardovat bestürmen bombardere; overdænge βομβαρδίζω, βάλλω acosar, asediar pommitama به باد پرسش گرفتن pommittaa kysymyksillä assaillir לְהַפגִיז सवालों इत्यादि की झड़ी लगा देना zasuti ostromol menyerang (láta) dynja á tempestare 質問攻めにする 질문을 퍼붓다 apiberti (klausimais) apbērt (ar jautājumiem) menghujani afvuren op bombardere, hagle ned wziąć w krzyżowy o...
    etc

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