Bombard
11bombard — ► 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… …
12bombard — [bäm bärd′; ] for n. [ bäm′bärd΄] vt. [Fr bombarder < bombarde, mortar < bombe,BOMB] 1. to attack with or as with artillery or bombs 2. to keep attacking or pressing with questions, suggestions, etc. 3. to direct a stream of particles at… …
13Bombard — Alain Bombard Alain Bombard (27 octobre 1924 à Paris 19 juillet 2005 à Toulon, France) est un médecin et un biologiste français. Il est mondialement connu pour sa traversée en solitaire de l océan Atlantique, d une durée de… …
14Bombard — Alain Bombard (* 27. Oktober 1924 in Paris; † 19. Juli 2005 in Toulon) war ein französischer Arzt, Biologe und Umweltpolitiker. Bombard wurde vor allem bekannt durch seine medizinischen Untersuchungen zur Möglichkeit des Überlebens von… …
15bombard — {{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.… …
16bombard — UK [bɒmˈbɑː(r)d] / US [bɑmˈbɑrd] verb [transitive] Word forms bombard : present tense I/you/we/they bombard he/she/it bombards present participle bombarding past tense bombarded past participle bombarded 1) to ask someone so many questions, give… …
17bombard — [[t]bɒ̱mbɑ͟ː(r)d[/t]] bombards, bombarding, bombarded 1) VERB If you bombard someone with something, you make them face a great deal of it. For example, if you bombard them with questions or criticism, you keep asking them a lot of questions or… …
18bombard — bombarder, n. bombardment, n. v. /bom bahrd , beuhm /; n. /bom bahrd/, v.t. 1. to attack or batter with artillery fire. 2. to attack with bombs. 3. to assail vigorously: to bombard the speaker with questions. 4. Physics. to direct high energy… …
19bombard — bom|bard [ bam bard ] verb transitive 1. ) to ask someone so many questions, give them so much information, etc. that it is difficult for them to deal with it all: bombard someone/something with something: She bombarded him with faxes and called… …
20bombard — Synonyms and related words: accelerate, activate, aim at, assail, assault, atomize, attack, barrage, batter, besiege, blast, blitz, blow to pieces, blow up, bomb, cannon, cannonade, cleave, commence firing, cross bombard, enfilade, fire a volley …
