Bombard

From Fresh Dictionary

English

Transitive verb

bombard (bombarded, bombarded, bombarding)

1. To attack something with bombs, artillery shells, or other missiles. Syn. to bomb.
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bombard with (bombarded with, bombarding with)

1. (figurative) to supply large amounts of information, questions, etc. to a person or entity. The company was bombarded with enquiries.

1. Translations

Chinese: 到炸弹 Dutch: bombarderen Esperanto: bombi French: bombarder Galician: bombardear German: bombardieren Ido: bombardar Indonesian: membomi, memborbardir Interlingua: bombardar, bombar Italian: bombardare

Japanese: 爆撃 (ばくげき, bakugeki) Korean: 폭격하다 [爆擊-] (pokgyeokhada) Latin: urbem tormentis verberare, bombardare Norwegian: bombe Portuguese: bombardear Spanish: bombardear Volapük: boumön

Noun

bombard (pl. bombards)

1. a medieval form of cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.

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