bombard
/ˈbɒmˌbɑːd//bəmˈbɑɹd/
noun
- 1
A medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.
- 2
A bassoon-like medieval instrument
- 3
A large liquor container made of leather, in the form of a jug or a bottle.
- 4
A bombardment.
- 5
A bombardon.
verb
- 1
To continuously attack something with bombs, artillery shells or other missiles or projectiles.
- 2
To attack something or someone by directing objects at them.
- 3
To direct at a substance an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms.
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