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Noun: bombard  bóm'baa(r)d
  1. A large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
    - bombardon
Verb: bombard  bóm'baa(r)d
  1. Cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
    - pelt
     
  2. Throw bombs at or attack with bombs
    - bomb
     
  3. Address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage
    "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer"
    - barrage
     
  4. Direct high energy particles or radiation against

Derived forms: bombards, bombarded, bombarding

See also: barrage, bombardment

Type of: assail, assault, attack, bass, irradiate, lash out, ray, round, shawm, snipe, throw

Encyclopedia: Bombard