Bombard
31Bombard the Headquarters — – My First Big Character Poster ( zh. 炮打司令部 我的一张大字报) was a short comment written by Mao Zedong on August 5, 1966 during the Eleventh Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and published on the Communist… …
32Bombard (music) — or bombarde in French, is a popular contemporary double reed instrument widely used to play traditional Breton music.The Tradition: SonerionThe bombard, also known as talabard in the Breton language, is a popular contemporary double reed… …
33Bombard (weapon) — A bombard is a type of medieval cannon or mortar, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls. The modern term bombardment derives from this.A notable example of a bombard is the large Mons Meg weapon, built around 1449 and used by King …
34bombard — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bombarde, from Middle French, probably from Latin bombus Date: 15th century a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones II. transitive verb Date: 1686 1. to attack especially with artillery or bombers 2. to… …
35bombard — 1. noun a medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls. 2. verb a) To attack something with bombs, artillery shells or other missiles or projectiles. b) To attack something or someone by directing objects at …
36bombard — To expose a substance to particulate or electromagnetic radiations for the purpose of making it radioactive. [Mediev. L. bombarda, artillery assault, fr. bombus, a booming sound] * * * bom·bard (bom bahrdґ) to expose the whole body or a specific… …
37Bombard — An early, primitive cannon, which fired stone balls; first used at the Battle of Crecy, in August 1346. Through use it gave its name to a new kind of warfare, featuring bombardment and the bombardier …
38bombard — verb 1 attack with bombs ADVERB ▪ heavily ▪ The city has been heavily bombarded for the last three days. 2 direct a lot of things at sb ADVERB ▪ constantly, continually …
39bombard — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. attack. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. besiege, assault, blast, barrage; see attack 1 , bomb . See Synonym Study at attack . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To direct a barrage at: barrage, cannonade,… …
40bombard — bom·bard || bÉ’m bÉ‘Ëd n. cannon that shot stone balls (Archaic) v. shell, bomb …
