bombardment

Meanings

• noun

  An attack on a place or person using bombs or projectiles, especially from artillery or an aircraft.

• noun

  A heavy rainfall or hailstorm.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with bombardment
balderdash , dashes , mash , rash , stash

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Variants

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bombard , bombarded , bombarding , bombardment , bombardments , bombards

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Forms

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bombardments, bombarded, bombarding

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'to throw a bomb', from Old French bombarde, from bombe 'bomb'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'bombardment' was first used in English in the late 15th century.

2. The heaviest recorded bombardment in history was during the Siege of Leningrad, which lasted from 1941 to 1944 and resulted in the deaths of over 1 million people.

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Related Concepts

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1. Artillery: A branch of military science, technique, and technology dealing with the study, design, construction, and use of weapons that fire projectiles, such as guns and missiles.

2. Siege: A military blockade of a town or fortified place, intending to prevent the enemy from escaping or receiving reinforcements.

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Culture

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Bombardment has been used extensively in military history, particularly in the context of sieges and naval battles. It has also been used metaphorically to describe intense periods of criticism or attack in various fields such as politics, media, and literature.

How to Memorize "bombardment"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large cannon firing explosives at a fortified city or a heavy rainstorm pounding against a window.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with 'attack' or 'rainstorm'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym BOMB: Big Objects Moving Bombs.

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