bombardment
The act of bombing, especially towns or citiesThe act of bombing, especially towns or cities.
» The bridge was destroyed by bombardment.
Die Brücke wurde durch Bombardieren zerstört.
Мост был разрушен в результате бомбардировки.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of bombing, especially towns or cities.
Bombardierung, Bombardement
бомбардиро́вкаbombardiróvka, бомбёжкаbombjóžka
бомбардува́нняbombarduvánnja, бомбува́нняbombuvánnja
(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
(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)
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)An onslaught of criticism etc.
Examples
6 sentencesThe bridge was destroyed by bombardment.
ruМост был разрушен в результате бомбардировки.
deDie Brücke wurde durch Bombardieren zerstört.
With constant bombardment, we can't go out.
Nothing would escape a Chinese bombardment in Taiwan.
Algeria stands with the people of Palestine in the face of Israeli indiscriminate bombardments.
Thousands of Gazans died during the massive Israeli bombardments including children, mothers, and grandmothers.
Translations
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Forms
plural: bombardments| Singular | bombardment |
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Synonyms
8 synonyms- an attack by dropping bombs:bombing
- the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written):barrageoutpouringonslaught
- the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target:barragebarrage firebatteryshelling
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable