bombard.
A medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.
Meaning & usage
A medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.
A bassoon-like medieval musical instrument.
A large liquor container made of leather, in the form of a jug or a bottle.
A bombardment.
A bombardon.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English bombard, from Middle French bombarde (“a bombard, mortar, catapult"; also "a bassoon-like musical instrument”), from Latin bombus (“buzzing; booming”). The modern pronunciation is from modern French bombarde.
To continuously attack something with bombs, artillery shells or other missiles or projectiles.
The enemy's stronghold was bombarded for 3 hours straight.
To attack something or someone by directing objects at them.
To continuously send or direct (at someone)
I was bombarded with WhatsApp messages after appearing on the news.
Please don't bombard me with questions right now, I'll answer them at the end of the statement.
To direct at a substance an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms.
Where this word comes from
From French bombarder, from Middle French bombarde (“a bombard”).
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