bombardment
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- noun
- /bɑmˈbɑrdmənt/
- Hilusz and Dewora return home, bringing with them stories of the bombardment of Warsaw.
- aerial bombardment
- artillery bombardment
- heavy bombardment
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Watch on YouTubeEvery single person in Gaza has lived through multiple rounds of bombardment.
- Every single person in Gaza has lived through multiple rounds of bombardment.
- What is a child acquired between two bombardments?
- The experience of combat while the bombardment was knocking the trench to pieces at Facade.
- The Assad regime blockade all the supplies of life, daily shelling and bombardment.
- The evidence was missing and Bosch was therefore better left untouched for Franger under Allied bombardment.
- The hostages that are being held in Gaza are are are also being endangered and imperiled by an indiscriminate famine and bombardment campaign as well.
Examples
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General Campbell's wing will be leading the bombardment.
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This took place three months ago during a full-scale bombardment.
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And at that point, you know, that point, the worst days of the bombardment of Paris has ended.
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The only real threat was a massive nuclear bombardment of the Earth.
Fiction book (1998) -
Ten days after their arrival, the French bombardment begins.
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A blanket bombardment has been ordered.
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Already more than 50 industrial targets... have felt the sting of bombardment.
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Four hundred thousand men are crowded on the beaches... ...under bombardment from artillery and planes.
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During the war, thousands of Sahrawis have died from bombardments and aerial bombings or have disappeared.
Academic text (1991) -
The city faced heavy bombardment during the war, resulting in widespread destruction and chaos.
Synonyms
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Shooting weapons at an enemy or target
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An attack using bombs to damage or scare people
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A military attack to destroy a specific target
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A large attack by an army to gain control
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A military attack by planes that drop bombs or fire missiles at targets on the ground
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A sudden violent attack, often by soldiers or severe weather
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A sudden attack by military planes that drop bombs and shoot at the ground
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Firing large guns at an area, often not aimed at a specific target
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A heavy continuous attack by large guns across an area
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Soldiers fire explosive shells in a high arc at a target from the ground
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A heavy attack by military guns and cannons on enemy positions
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A sudden heavy attack on a city, often by bombs from planes
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A military attack that drops many bombs over a wide area without aiming at specific targets
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An attack using bombs that cause fires to destroy buildings or cities
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A long heavy stream of shots from large guns across a wide area to hit many places
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To drop many bombs over a large area to destroy it
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Attacking a large area from the air to destroy many buildings rather than specific targets
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A long, very loud attack by many heavy guns firing rapidly
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Etymology
Bombardment comes from the same root as bomb, which brings to mind loud explosions and heavy hits, like many bombs or cannon shots falling one after another. So a bombardment is a continuous, intense attack with bombs or artillery.