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1. The rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
   "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"
   - barrage, outpouring, onslaught
    
2. The heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
   - barrage, barrage fire, battery, shelling
    
3. The act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)
    
4. An attack by dropping bombs
   - bombing

Derived forms: bombardments

See also: bombard

Type of: attack, fire, firing, language, linguistic communication, onrush, onset, onslaught, radiation

Encyclopedia: Bombardment