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Bombardment

🔄 Synonyms of "Bombardment"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
barragenoun	An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.
batterynoun	(electricity, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
shellingnoun	An artillery bombardment.
barrage firenoun	the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
bombingnoun	The action of dropping bombs from the air.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bombardment"

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Word	Definition
bombingnoun	The action of dropping bombs from the air.
shellingnoun	An artillery bombardment.
barragenoun	An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.
batterynoun	(electricity, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
barrage firenoun	the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
airstrikenoun	Alternative form of air strike. [(military) An attack on a ground or naval target by one or more aircraft or missiles.]
artillerynoun	Large projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery.
gunfirenoun	Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.
bombnoun	An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.
shootingnoun	(countable) an instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon
bombernoun	(aviation, military) A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.
firenoun	(uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
firingnoun	The discharge of a gun or other weapon.
spectrometrynoun	(physics, analytical chemistry) The measurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation, especially any of several techniques used to analyze the structure of molecules; the measurement of spectra of things other than radiation, such as the masses of molecules and their breakdown products
hitnoun	A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
strikingnoun	The act by which something strikes or is struck.
strikenoun	(baseball) A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
raidnoun	(military) A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
attacking	Carrying out an attack.
attacknoun	An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.