Bombard
41bombard — verb bɒm bα:d 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 bɒmbα:d an early form of cannon. Derivatives …
42bombard — v. a. Attack with bombs …
43bombard — verb (T) 1 to attack a place by firing a lot of guns or throwing bombs continuously at it: British ships began bombarding the port of Alexandria. 2 to continue asking someone a lot of questions criticizing them, or giving them a lot of… …
44Bombard — ♦ Heavy cannon used in siege warfare, firing gunstones or metal cannon balls of up to 1,000 lb. (Seward, Desmond. Henry V: The Scourge of God, 221) Related terms: Ballista, Catapult, Espringale, Mangonel, Springald, Trebuchet …
45bombard — verb 1) gun batteries bombarded the islands Syn: shell, pound, blitz, strafe, bomb; assail, attack, assault, batter, blast, pelt See note at attack 2) we were bombarded with information …
46bombard — v 1. bomb, shell, fusillade. See bomb (def.2). 2. attack, batter, assault, raid, storm, charge, rush; set upon, pounce upon, descend upon, fall on; light into, Inf. lace into, Inf. rip into, Inf. tear into, Sl. zap, Sl. lay into. 3. assail,… …
47bombard — bom·bard …
48bombard — verb 1) gun batteries bombarded the islands Syn: shell, pound, blitz, strafe, bomb, batter, blast, pelt 2) we were bombarded with information Syn: swamp, inundate, flood …
49bombard — n.m. (Nom déposé) Type de canot pneumatique …
50bombard — v.tr. 1 attack with a number of heavy guns or bombs. 2 (often foll. by with) subject to persistent questioning, abuse, etc. 3 Physics direct a stream of high speed particles at (a substance). Derivatives: bombardment n. Etymology: F bombarder f.… …
