bombardment

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/bɑmbɑɹdmənt/

noun 4

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

constant, continuous | heavy, intense | aerial, artillery, naval

VERB + BOMBARDMENT

conduct, launch, mount | stop | be subjected to, be under, come under, suffer

survive, withstand

The city managed to survive weeks of intense bombardment during the conflict.

BOMBARDMENT + VERB

begin, start | continue, resume | (come to an) end, cease, stop

PREP

during/in a/the ~

The city's water supply was destroyed during the bombardment.

under ~

The coastal town remained under heavy bombardment throughout the night.

~ against

The city faced a relentless bombardment against its defenses during the war.

~ from

The city endured a terrible bombardment from enemy aircraft during the war.

~ with

The city suffered a devastating bombardment with heavy artillery throughout the night.

Definitions

noun

The act of bombing, especially towns or cities.

Heavy artillery fire.

The incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance.

An onslaught of criticism etc.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an attack by dropping bombs

bombing

noun — the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than

noun — the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communicatio

barrage
outpouring
onslaught

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Because Israel lost a war in Lebanon in 2006, it led many massive bombardment campaigns in Gaza to try to restore its deterrence capacity.

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Nothing would escape a Chinese bombardment in Taiwan.

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I would miss food stalls, the lilt of the Thai language, the constant bombardment of cheesy advertisements.

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With constant bombardment, we can't go out.

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The bridge was destroyed by bombardment.

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Usage Notes

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