bombardment

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noun

1. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
- a barrage of questions
- a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake
• Syn:
barrage, outpouring, onslaught
• Derivationally related forms:
bombard, barrage (for: barrage)
• Hypernyms:
language, linguistic communication
2. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
- they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
- the shelling went on for hours without pausing
• Syn:
barrage, barrage fire, battery, shelling
• Derivationally related forms:
shell (for: shelling)
• Hypernyms:
fire, firing
3. the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)
• Hypernyms:
radiation
4. an attack by dropping bombs
• Syn:
bombing
• Derivationally related forms:
bombard, bomb (for: bombing)
• Hypernyms:
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
• Hyponyms:
bombing run, carpet bombing, area bombing, saturation bombing

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bombing, barrage, barrage fire, battery, shelling, outpouring, onslaught