Bombard Definition
bŏm-bärd, bəm-
bombarded, bombarding, bombards
verb
bombarded, bombarding, bombards
To attack with or as with artillery or bombs.
Webster's New World
To assail persistently; harass.
American Heritage
To keep attacking or pressing with questions, suggestions, etc.
Webster's New World
To irradiate (an atom).
American Heritage
To direct a stream of particles at (atomic nuclei) to produce nuclear transmutations.
Webster's New World
noun
bombards
The earliest type of cannon, originally for hurling stones.
Webster's New World
(poetic, rare) A bombardment.
Wiktionary
(music) A bombardon.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Bombard
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From Middle English a bombard from Old French bombarde from Medieval Latin bombarda probably from Latin bombus a booming sound bomb
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French bombarde bombard (as cannon), itself from Latin bombus (“buzzing; booming”).
From Wiktionary
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