NOUN | communication | bombardment, barrage, outpouring, onslaught | the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) |
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act | bombardment, barrage, barrage fire, battery, shelling | the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area / area rather than hit a specific target | |
act | bombardment | the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays) | |
act | bombardment, bombing | an attack by dropping bombs |
Sounds | baambaa'rdmahnt | |
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Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... |
Meaning | The rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written). | |
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Example | "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake" | |
Synonyms | barrage, outpouring, onslaught | |
Broader | language, linguistic communication | A systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols |
Verbs | bombard | address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage |
Meaning | The heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area / area rather than hit a specific target. | |
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Synonyms | barrage, barrage fire, battery, shelling | |
Broader | fire, firing | The act of firing / firing / firing weapons or artillery at an enemy / enemy |
Spanish | línea de fuego | |
Catalan | línea de foc |
Meaning | The act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays). | |
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Broader | radiation | The act of spreading outward from a central source |
Meaning | An attack by dropping bombs. | |
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Synonym | bombing | |
Narrower | bombing run | That part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target |
carpet bombing, area bombing, saturation bombing | An extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large / large target | |
Broader | attack, onslaught, onset, onrush | (military) an offensive against an enemy / enemy (using weapons) |
Spanish | bombardeo aéreo, bombardeo | |
Catalan | bombardeig | |
Verbs | bombard | throw bombs at or attack with bombs |
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