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bombard definition

bom·bard (bäm bärd′; for n. bäm′bärd′)

transitive verb

  1. to attack with or as with artillery or bombs
  2. to keep attacking or pressing with questions, suggestions, etc.
  3. to direct a stream of particles at (atomic nuclei) to produce nuclear transmutations

Etymology: Fr bombarder < bombarde, mortar < bombe, bomb

noun

the earliest type of cannon, originally for hurling stones

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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