Bombardment

//bɑmbɑɹdmənt// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of bombing, especially towns or cities. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    an attack by dropping bombs wordnet
  3. 3
    Heavy artillery fire. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays) wordnet
  5. 5
    The incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target wordnet
  2. 7
    An onslaught of criticism etc. countable, figuratively, uncountable
  3. 8
    the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) wordnet

Synonyms

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air raidalpha decayatom smashingatom-chippingatom-smashingatomic disintegration

Example

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"Today's spacesuits are pressurized, have an oxygen supply, protect the astronaut from micrometeoroid bombardment while spacewalking, and insulate the astronaut from the severe temperature changes experienced in space."

Etymology

From bombard + -ment.

Related phrases

Late Heavy Bombardment

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