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Word: Bombard
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English (as a noun denoting an early form of cannon, also a shawm) from Old French bombarde, probably based on Latin bombus ‘booming, humming’ (see bomb). The verb (late 16th century) is from French bombarder
bɒmˈbɑːd
attack (a place or person) continuously with bombs, shells, or other missiles
Short Definition:attack place with missiles
Examples:- the city was bombarded by federal forces
Word: Bombard
Speech Type: Noun
ˈbɒmbɑːd
a cannon of the earliest type, which fired a stone ball or large shot.
Short Definition:early type of cannon
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