bombardment

noun

an attack by dropping bombs

the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)

the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target

the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

Roots

bombosbomb- · Greek · booming sound

Synonyms for bombardment

cannonaden strafingv drumfiren fusilladen blitzn blitzkriegn

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Where does bombardment come from?

The word bombardment breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root bomb-, from Greek bombos (“booming sound”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.