bombard

bombard
{{11}}bombard (n.) early 15c., "catapult, military engine for throwing large stones," from M.Fr. bombarde "mortar, catapult" (14c.), from bombe (see BOMB (Cf. bomb) (n.)). The same word, from the same source, was used in English and French late 14c. in reference to the bass shawm, a bassoon-like musical instrument, preserving the "buzzing" sense in the Latin.
{{12}}bombard (v.) 1590s, from Fr. bombarder, from bombarde "mortar, catapult" (see BOMBARD (Cf. bombard) (n.)). Figurative sense by 1765. Related: Bombarded; bombarding.

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  • Bombard — Bom bard, n. [F. bombarde, LL. bombarda, fr. L. bombus + ard. Cf. {Bumper}, and see {Bomb}.] 1. (Gun.) A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bombard — Bom*bard , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bombarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bombarding}.] To attack with bombards or with artillery; especially, to throw shells, hot shot, etc., at or into. [1913 Webster] Next, she means to bombard Naples. Burke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bombard — Bom bard, n. [OE. bombarde, fr. F. bombarde.] (Mus.) See {Bombardo}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bombard [1] — Bombard, Blasinstrument, so v.w. Pommer …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Bombard [2] — Bombard (Bombaret), der Ostwind in dem Departement Oberalpen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • bombard — index attack Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Bombard — C est dans la Vienne que le nom est le plus répandu, mais il a été porté dans d autres régions, notamment en Île de France. Sens incertain : on peut y voir celui qui utilise une bombarde (instrument de musique ou canon), mais on pensera aussi à… …   Noms de famille

  • bombard — assail, storm, assault, *attack …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • bombard — [v] assault, attack assail, barrage, batter, beset, besiege, blast, blitz, bomb, cannonade, catapult, fire upon, harass, hound, launch, open fire, pester, pound, shell, strafe, strike; concepts 7,19,86 …   New thesaurus

  • bombard — ► VERB 1) attack continuously with bombs or other missiles. 2) subject to a continuous flow of questions or information. 3) Physics direct a stream of high speed particles at (a substance). ► NOUN ▪ an early form of cannon, which fired a stone… …   English terms dictionary

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