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BOMBARDMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An attack by dropping bombs
Synonyms:
bombardment; bombing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("bombardment" is a kind of...):
attack; onrush; onset; onslaught ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bombardment"):
bombing run (that part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the release of the bombs)
area bombing; carpet bombing; saturation bombing (an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target)
Derivation:
bombard (throw bombs at or attack with bombs)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("bombardment" is a kind of...):
radiation (the act of spreading outward from a central source)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
Example:
the shelling went on for hours without pausing
Synonyms:
barrage; barrage fire; battery; bombardment; shelling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("bombardment" is a kind of...):
fire; firing (the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
Example:
a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake
Synonyms:
barrage; bombardment; onslaught; outpouring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("bombardment" is a kind of...):
language; linguistic communication (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols)
Derivation:
bombard (address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage)
