bombardverb [ T ]
uk/bɒmˈbɑːd/us/bɑːmˈbɑːrd/to attack a place with continuous shooting or bombs:
The troops bombarded the city, killing and injuring hundreds.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Detonation & bombardment
- air raid
- airstrike
- blanket bombing
- blitz
- blitz
- direct hit
- dive-bomb
- firebomb
- first strike
- go off
- let loose sth idiom
- let sth off
- mine
- shoot
- shoot sth down
- shooting
- strafe
- strike
- strike home idiom
- torpedo
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bombardment
noun [ C or U ] uk/bɒmˈbɑːd.mənt/us/bɑːmˈbɑːrd.mənt/
aerial bombardment
Phrasal verb(s)
bombard sb with sth