bombardment

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of bombing, especially towns or cities.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Heavy artillery fire.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance.
  4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) An onslaught of criticism etc.

Frequency

21k
Etymology

From bombard + -ment.

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