Bombard Synonyms

bŏm-bärd', bəm-

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barrage
To direct a barrage at; to bombard
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fusillade
To fire, or attack with, a fusillade
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blitz
(Football) To charge (the quarterback) in a blitz
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bomb
To drop a bomb or bombs.
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pelt
To throw things at; strike with or as with missiles
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pound
To beat to a powder or pulp; pulverize or crush:
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shell
To look for or collect shells, as on a seashore:
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strike
To begin a military attack:
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assault
To assault is defined as to cause harm to someone, to threaten harm, or to try and cause harm.
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blast
To attack someone or something verbally; criticize.
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cannonade
To attack or fire at with artillery
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pepper
To season or sprinkle with pepper.
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shower
To fall or come as a shower
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batter
To beat or strike with blow after blow; pound
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besiege
The definition of besiege is to surround, crowd around or overwhelm.
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beset
To trouble persistently; harass.
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bombardon
A bass or contrabass tuba, used in military bands
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Words Related to Bombard

attack
The definition of attack is to make an attempt to hurt someone or something (physically or verbally), to destroy someone or something, to impact someone or something in a dangerous manner, or to forcibly take someone or something.
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inundate
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awash
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overwhelm
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Bombard Sentence Examples

  • In November 1897, when the Austro-Hungarian flag was insulted at Mersina, he threatened to bombard the town if instant reparation were not made, and by his firm attitude greatly enhanced Austrian prestige in the East.

  • More rarely their patience became exhausted, and ships were sent to bombard this nest of pirates.

  • In 1824 another British fleet under Admiral Sir Harry Neal had again to bombard Algiers.

  • Sir John Bowring, who represented Great Britain in China, failing to secure the reparation and apology which he demanded, directed the British admiral to bombard Canton.

  • The commander of the artillery of the 3rd Corps, General Fouche, will place the howitzers of the 3rd and 8th Corps, sixteen in all, on the flanks of the battery that is to bombard the entrenchment on the left, which will have forty guns in all directed against it.

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