Definitions for Bombard
bɒmˈbɑrd, bəm-; ˈbɒm bɑrdbom·bard

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bombardon, bombardverb

   a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family

2. pelt, bombardverb

   cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile

   "They pelted each other with snowballs"

3. bombard, bombverb

   throw bombs at or attack with bombs

   "The Americans bombed Dresden"

4. bombard, barrageverb

   address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage

   "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer"

5. bombardverb

   direct high energy particles or radiation against

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bombardnoun

   a medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.

2. bombardnoun

   a bassoon-like medieval instrument

3. bombardverb

   To attack something with bombs, artillery shells or other missiles or projectiles.

4. bombardverb

   To attack something or someone by directing objects at them.

5. bombardverb

   To direct at a substance an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms.

6. Etymology: From bombarde bombard (as cannon), itself from bombus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bombardnoun

   A great gun; a cannon: it is a word now obsolete.

   Etymology: bombardus, Lat.

   They planted in divers places twelve great bombards, wherewith they threw huge stones into the air, which, falling down into the city, might break down the houses. Richard Knolles, History.

2. To Bombardverb

   To attack with bombs.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   A medal is struck on the English failing in their attempts on Dunkirk, when they endeavoured to blow up a fort, and bombard the town. Joseph Addison, on ancient Medals.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bombard

   Bombard is a verb that generally means to attack persistently or continuously, often with a high volume or intensity. This attack could be physical, like bombs in a war; or non-physical, such as an overload of questions, criticism, or information. In scientific context, bombard also refers to directing a stream of particles or radiation against something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bombardnoun

   a piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon

2. Bombardnoun

   a bombardment

3. Bombardnoun

   a large drinking vessel or can, or a leather bottle, for carrying liquor or beer

4. Bombardnoun

   padded breeches

5. Bombardnoun

   see Bombardo

6. Bombardverb

   to attack with bombards or with artillery; especially, to throw shells, hot shot, etc., at or into

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bombard

   The bombard is a cannon or mortar used in medieval times. It is a large-caliber, muzzle loading cannon mainly used during sieges to throw stone balls at opponent’s walls. The primary use was to break down the walls of the enemy so the army could get to the enemy. Most bombards are made of iron and use gunpowder to launch the projectile through the air. There are many types of bombards including the Mons Meg, Dardanelles Gun, and the handheld bombard. Bombards are part of a family of super guns that have a big role in history. They have been used throughout the middle ages and have had a profound impact on many wars.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bombard

   A piece of ordnance, anciently in use before the introduction of more complete cannon with improved gunpowder, propelling iron balls. Its bore, for the projection of stone shot, sometimes exceeded 20 inches in diameter, but was short; its chamber, for containing the powder-charge, being about as long, but much narrower both within and without. There were also very diminutive varieties of it. It has been vaguely called by some writers basilisk, and by the Dutch donderbass. Used to assail a town, fortress, or fleet, by the projection of shells from mortars. It was also the name of a barrel, or large vessel for liquids; hence, among other choice epithets, Prince Henry calls that "tun of man," Falstaff, a "huge bombard of sack." Also, a Mediterranean vessel, with two masts like the English ketch.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bombard

   An ancient piece of ordnance, very short, thick, and wide at the bore. Some of the bombards used in the 15th century propelled stones weighing from 200 to 500 pounds each.

2. bombard

   To assault a town or fortress by projecting into it shells, etc., from mortars, in order to set fire to and destroy the houses, magazines, and other buildings.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BOMBARD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bombard is ranked #14643 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bombard surname appeared 2,032 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Bombard.
   
   96.1% or 1,953 total occurrences were White.
   1.9% or 39 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.2% or 25 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 12 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Attack
   • Irradiate
   • Physics
   • Throw

How to pronounce Bombard?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Bombard in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bombard in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bombard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Bombard in a Sentence

1. Massoud Barzani:

   We condemn this bombardment that led to the martyrdom of people from the Kurdistan region and call on Turkey not to bombard civilians again.

2. Orysia Lutsevych:

   He basically annihilated and obliterated the second-largest Syrian town of Aleppo. And his strategy was simply to bombard anything that was alive, target civilian infrastructure -- hospitals and schools -- and then basically take over what was left, it is a similar strategy we are already seeing in Controlling Mariupol.

3. Stephen Hess:

   From the very moment that he was appointed, before Nixon was even president, Daniel Patrick Moynihan started to bombard him with memos.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Bombard
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bombard
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Bombard
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bombard
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Bombard
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Bombard
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html