bombard
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bom·bard
(bŏm-bärd', bəm-) 
tr.v., -bard·ed, -bard·ing, -bards.
An early form of cannon that fired stone balls.
bombardment bom·bard'ment n.
tr.v., -bard·ed, -bard·ing, -bards.
- To attack with bombs, shells, or missiles.
- To assail persistently, as with requests. See synonyms at attack, barrage2.
- To irradiate (an atom).
- To attack with a cannon firing stone balls.
An early form of cannon that fired stone balls.
[From Middle English, a bombard, from Old French bombarde, from Medieval Latin bombarda, probably from Latin bombus, a booming sound. See bomb.]
bombarder bom·bard'er n.bombardment bom·bard'ment n.
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[bämܒbärd]
a cannon of the earliest type, which fired a stone ball or large shot.
bombardment
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categories related to 'bombard'
- Blades, Clubs, and Projectiles - bombard: late-medieval cannon that hurled large stones
- Guns and Firearms - bombard: medieval cannon that threw stone balls
- Attacks - bombard: (vb) attack with projectiles or bombs
- Violent Actions - bombard: bomb
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Bombard
Bombard may refer to:
- The act of carrying out a bombardment
- Bombard (weapon), a type of late medieval siege weapon.
- Bombard (music), a contemporary double reed instrument used to play traditional Breton music.
- Alain Bombard, a French sailor who crossed the Atlantic on a rigid-hulled inflatable boat with no water or food.
- Bomb vessel, a type a sailing ship carrying heavy mortars for bombarding positions on land
- Bombard (vessel) - a small two-masted vessel like an English ketch, common in the Mediterranean in the 18th and 19th Centuries.
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Bombard
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bombardere
n. - bombarde
Nederlands (Dutch)
bombarderen, bekogelen, bestoken
Français (French)
v. tr. - bombarder, (Mil, Phys, fig) bombarder de
n. - bombardement
Deutsch (German)
v. - beschießen, bombardieren
n. - (Mil.) Bombarde, (Mus.) Kontrabasstuba
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βομβαρδίζω, σφυροκοπώ
Italiano (Italian)
coprire di, attaccare, far fuoco su
Português (Portuguese)
v. - bombardear
Русский (Russian)
бомбить, обстреливать, осыпать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - acribillar, acosar
n. - bombarda, acoso
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bombardera, beskjuta
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
炮击, 轰击, 攻击, 射石炮
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 炮擊, 轟擊, 攻擊
n. - 射石炮
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 포격하다, ~을 공격하다, ~에 충격을 가하다
n. - 대포
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 砲撃する, 衝撃を与える, 攻撃する, 爆撃する
n. - 射石砲
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) قصف بالقنابل
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - המטיר (אש), הפגיז, כיוון אל חומר סילון חלקיקים במהירות גבוהה (פיסיקה)
n. - התותח הקדום ביותר - זורק אבנים, ספל גדול
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