bombard

Speech parts

1. bombard - Noun

2. bombard - Verb

3. Bombard - Proper noun

Meaning

A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon.

A bombardment.

A large drinking vessel or can, or a leather bottle, for carrying liquor or beer.

Padded breeches.

See Bombardo.

To attack with bombards or with artillery; especially, to throw shells, hot shot, etc., at or into.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bomb pelt barrage bombardon piccolo octave viola snipe attack fire hammer pepper buffet gatling gun charge
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Antonyms

protect screen prove defend negotiate forfend
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Hypernyms

ray snipe attack bass round assault

Hyponyms

shell egg blast snowball nuke atomize

Phrases with the word

cross-bombard

Derivatives

bombarded bombarding

Examples

The average TV commercial of sixty seconds has one hundred and twenty half-second clips in it, or one-third of a second. We bombard people with sensation. That substitutes for thinking. Ray Bradbury

The clans began to bombard the outer force field with rockets, missiles, nukes, and harsh language. Ernest Klein

Every day, TV, newspapers, and the Internet bombard us with a message that we're destroying the earth. Ice caps are melting, rivers are dying, polar bears are drowning, and trees are doing something. Penn Jillette

The speaker was barraged by an angry audience Source: Internet

The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer Source: Internet

The Americans bombed Dresden Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bombacaceous tree bombace bombaceous bombard phrase bombardable Bombarde