Bombardment

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position; the act of throwing shot and shell into an enemy's town in order to destroy the buildings.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. the act of bombing, especially towns or cities
  • noun. heavy artillery fire
  • noun. the incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)
  • noun. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
  • noun. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
  • noun. an attack by dropping bombs
  • Word Usage
    "Although, in the very touristy areas, the bombardment is a constant reminder of Saigon."
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