bombardment
a continuous or sustained attack, as with bombs or artillery fire:The rebel attacks were followed by government counterattacks that included airstrikes and artillery bombardment.The moon’s surface bears the scars of countless impact craters caused by the asteroid bombardment it has suffered over the eons.
an overwhelming quantity or barrage of something:We are all fed up with the incessant preelection bombardment of campaign mailers.Entering the stadium, you are immediately hit with a sensory bombardment: the buzz and crackle of massive television monitors, the smell of over-priced hotdogs and nachos.
Physics. the act or action of directing particles or radiation against something, such as a nucleus: In a conventional cathode-ray tube, the inside coating of the faceplate emits light in response to electron bombardment.Neutron bombardment of the uranium in the fuel converts some of it to plutonium, which is fissionable.
Origin of bombardment
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How to use bombardment in a sentence
What the people of Mosul now fear most is aerial bombardment of their own city.
Has the Kurdish Victory at Sinjar Turned the Tide of ISIS War? | Niqash | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPKK sources say they suffered no casualties—they insist there was also an artillery bombardment on their bases.
It was a terrifying bombardment of rocks, palm trunks and flaming naphtha.
In Threatening Baghdad, Militants Seek to Undo 800 Years of History | Justin Marozzi | August 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey fled the town of Al Atatra near the Erez crossing to Israel on July 17 as Israeli bombardment intensified.
If they survive, children living under missile bombardment get a very early education in how historical memory works.
Life Under Air Strikes: Children Under Fire Will Never Forget — or Forgive | Clive Irving | August 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Our gunners had put more than they could afford into the bombardment and had very little wherewith to pave the way.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian Hamilton“I shall renew the bombardment, and put every one of you to death in a few days,” threatened the Brahmin.
The Red Year | Louis TracyCannonade between forts George and Niagara, and bombardment from all the batteries.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe American commanders confined the bombardment to the forts and trenches situated to the south of the city.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanLater on he notified the consular body that the bombardment would commence on the 12th of the month.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
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