Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of bombing, especially towns or cities.

    Bombardierung, Bombardement

    бомбардиро́вкаbombardiróvka, бомбёжкаbombjóžka

    бомбардува́нняbombarduvánnja, бомбува́нняbombuvánnja

  2. (countable, uncountable)Heavy artillery fire.

    Beschuss

    бомбардиро́вкаbombardiróvka, артобстре́лartobstrél, артиллери́йский обстре́лartilleríjskij obstrél

    бомбардуванняbombarduvannja, артобстрілartobstril

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

  3. (countable, uncountable)The incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance.

    бомбардиро́вкаbombardiróvka

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

  4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)An onslaught of criticism etc.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. The bridge was destroyed by bombardment.

    ruМост был разрушен в результате бомбардировки.

    deDie Brücke wurde durch Bombardieren zerstört.

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  2. With constant bombardment, we can't go out.

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  3. Nothing would escape a Chinese bombardment in Taiwan.

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  4. Algeria stands with the people of Palestine in the face of Israeli indiscriminate bombardments.

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  5. Thousands of Gazans died during the massive Israeli bombardments including children, mothers, and grandmothers.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
act of bombing, esp towns or cities:
heavy artillery fire:
Русский
By meaning 2
act of bombing, esp towns or cities:
heavy artillery fire:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
act of bombing, esp towns or cities:
heavy artillery fire:

Forms

plural: bombardments
Singularbombardment
Pluralbombardments

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

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