Bombardment

/bəmbˈɑːdmənt/

/bɑmˈbɑɹdmənt/

Bombardment

an attack by dropping bombs

synonyms : bombing

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

synonyms : barrage

the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)

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

synonyms : barrage

Examples

1. Five days later, the bombardment began.

2. At 1700 hours, French artillery started its bombardment.

3. The bombardment continued for two days and nights.

4. Fast atom bombardment is pretty simple.