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Meanings of bombardment in English

Russian
бомбардировка
Portuguese
bombardeio
Spanish
bombardeo
Catalan
bombardeig
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Attack by artillery fire or by dropping bombs from aircraft.

бомбардировка
Portuguese
bombardeio
Catalan
línea de foc

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

bombardeio
Portuguese
barragem

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

barragem
Usage of bombardment in English
1
Thousands of evacuees fleeing Israel's bombardment of Lebanon arrived in Cyprus today.
The Irish Times
2
Throughout the week, regime forces kept up their bombardment of eastern Ghouta.
The Guardian
3
Richard Perle took issue with the Israeli concern about an Iraqi bombardment.
The new yorker
4
I couldn't believe it possible, actually managing to divert a launched bombardment.
Perilous Shield
5
It was not the result of the bombardment; it was systematic destruction.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, I...
6
What I saw explained the German bombardment of a few moments ago.
The forgotten soldier
7
The shot from the flagship was the signal for a general bombardment.
A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" / From the Diary of Number Five of ...
8
In the second Test in Pretoria another heavy bombardment looks a certainty.
The Irish Times
9
But subjecting 2 million residents to aerial bombardment is far more inconvenient.
The Guardian
10
About five minutes later, the Russians began a bombardment of unprecedented ferocity.
The forgotten soldier
11
They also reported heavy bombardment to the north on the Yemeni-Saudi border.
Reuters
12
Iqbal said the troops were using 105 mm howitzers and aerial bombardment.
Reuters
13
The assistance rendered by the French in this bombardment was most valuable.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, ...
14
The Hun kept up the bombardment for some time and the O.C.
S.O.S. Stand to!
15
Frontal attack on an enormous fort, without the benefit of a bombardment?
The street philosopher
16
We knew the meaning of the set thunders of the preliminary bombardment.
My Second Year of the War
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