bombardment Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
    outpouring; onslaught; barrage.
    • a barrage of questions
    • a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake
  2. noun the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
    battery; barrage fire; barrage; shelling.
    • they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
    • the shelling went on for hours without pausing
  3. noun the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)
  4. noun an attack by dropping bombs
    bombing.

WordNet

Bom*bard"ment noun
Etymology
F. bombardement.
Definitions
  1. An attack upon a fortress or fortified town, with shells, hot shot, rockets, etc.; the act of throwing bombs and shot into a town or fortified place.

Webster 1913