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Definition of bombard

verb

Pronunciation: /bɒmˈbɑːd/

[with object]

attack (a place or person) continuously with bombs, shells, or other missiles:the city was bombarded by federal forces
subject (someone) to a continuous flow of questions, criticisms, or information:they will be bombarded with complaints
Physics direct a stream of high-speed particles at (a substance).

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈbɒmbɑːd/

historical

a cannon of the earliest type, which fired a stone ball or large shot.

Origin:

late Middle English (as a noun denoting an early form of cannon, also a shawm) from Old French bombarde, probably based on Latin bombus 'booming, humming' (see bomb). The verb (late 16th century) is from French bombarder

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