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Meanings of bombard in English

Russian
бомбарда
Portuguese
bombarda
Catalan
bombarda
Spanish
bombarda
Wikidata

Conical-bore double-reed instrument used to play traditional Breton music.

бомбарда
Portuguese
bombardeie

A large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family.

bombardeie
Portuguese
bombardear
Catalan
bombardejar

To attack by using one or more bombs.

bombardear
Catalan
bombardejar

Cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile.

bombardejar
Usage of bombard in English
1
They must bombard Luthuli House with the message that Zuma must go.
The South African
2
That said, do not bombard them with comments about your personal life.
Reuters
3
June 21-Alliedships bombard Turkish batteries on Asiatic side of the Dardanelles.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, ...
4
The English and French were very cruel-ifnow they chose to bombard.
Antwerp to Gallipoli: A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behin...
5
From this position they began to bombard parts of the inner ring.
The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 12) / Neuve Chapelle, B...
6
June 21-TurkishAsiatic batteries bombard allied columns on way to new positions.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, ...
7
The Yankees had taken Nashville, and had begun to bombard Fort Pillow.
Thirty Years a Slave / From Bondage to Freedom: The Institution ...
8
It's not like I could order my warships to bombard the planet!
Imperfect Sword
9
CheMin will then bombard the sample with X-rays to determine its composition.
Wired
10
Tomato after tomato began to bombard Giuseppe, blows paltry and punishing alike.
Tomato rhapsody: a fable of love, lust and forbidden fruit
11
Once we find the enemy, the starships can bombard them from orbit.
The Reality Dysfunction
12
Several gunboats had also come up the river to bombard the forts.
Our Soldiers: Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria'...
13
When that failed, he started to bombard him with short balls instead.
The Guardian
14
As the Whitlock that the Germans would not bombard the embassies, Ah!
In the Claws of the German Eagle
15
They pop out, bombard some installations and destroy some shipping, then run.
Beyond The Frontier: Steadfast
16
Aug. 7-Montenegrodeclares war against Austria; Austrians bombard Belgrade; Servians annihilate Austrian regiment.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, I...
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Spanish
bombarda
Bombard through the time
Bombard across language varieties
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