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bombard
bom·bard / bämˈbärd/ • v. [tr.] attack (a place or person) continuously with bombs, shells, or other missiles: the city was bombarded by federal forces supporters bombarded police with bottles. ∎ assail (someone) persistently, as with questions, criticisms, or information: they will be bombarded with complaints. ∎ Physics direct a high-speed stream of particles at (a substance). DERIVATIVES: bom·bard·ment n. |
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"bombard." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bombard." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bombard.html "bombard." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bombard.html |
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bombard. A type of shawm—but in 14th and 15th cents. was applied in Fr. and Eng. to alto-pitched shawm. Name was probably taken over from an artillery piece of the same name. (The word is derived from the Lat. bombus, drone or buzz). Note that the bombardon has nothing in common with it, being a brass instr., as is the It. bombarda, euphonium.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "bombard." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "bombard." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-bombard.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "bombard." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-bombard.html |
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bombard bämˈbärd v. attack (a place or person) continuously with bombs, shells, or other missiles: the city was bombarded by federal forces.
n. ˈbämˌbärd a cannon of the earliest type, which fired a stone ball or large shot. bombardment bämˈbärdmənt n. |
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"bombard." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bombard." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-bombard.html "bombard." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-bombard.html |
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bombard
•Assad, aubade, avant-garde, backyard, ballade, bard, Bernard, bombard, canard, card, charade, chard, couvade, croustade, Cunard, facade, glissade, guard, hard, ill-starred, interlard, lard, Montagnard, nard, pard, petard, pomade, promenade, regard, retard, rodomontade, roulade, saccade, Sade, salade, sard, shard, unmarred, unscarred, yard
•Bayard • galliard • Savoyard
•Svalbard
•bombarde, Lombard
•Goddard • blackguard • vanguard
•Asgard • safeguard • Midgard
•bodyguard • lifeguard • Bogarde
•coastguard • mudguard • rearguard
•fireguard • Kierkegaard • diehard
•blowhard
•Jacquard, placard
•flashcard • railcard • racecard • Picard
•scorecard • showcard • phonecard
•Ballard, mallard
•Willard • Abelard • bollard • Barnard
•Maynard, reynard
•communard • Oudenarde • Stoppard
•Gerard • Everard • brassard
•Hansard, mansard
•Trenchard • Ostade • leotard
•boulevard • scrapyard • farmyard
•barnyard • graveyard • brickyard
•shipyard
•dockyard, stockyard
•foreyard • courtyard • boatyard
•woodyard • junkyard • churchyard
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"bombard." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bombard." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bombard.html "bombard." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bombard.html |
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