bombard /bom-bärdˈ/

1. To attack with artillery
2. To batter or pelt
3. To subject to a succession of blows or impingements
4. To assail, eg with questions (figurative)
5. To subject (eg an atom) to a stream of high-energy particles (physics)

1. An early cannon for throwing stones, etc
2. A large liquor-jug, a blackjack (Shakespeare)
3. A bass reed stop on the organ
4. (also bombarde) a shawm

bombardier /bom- or bum-bər-dērˈ/ noun

1. The lowest non-commissioned officer in the British artillery
2. The person in a bomber who aims and releases the bombs

bombardment /bom-bärdˈmənt/ noun

bombarˈdon (or /bomˈ/) noun

The bass tuba

bombardier beetle noun

A beetle that explosively discharges an acrid volatile fluid

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