noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American:/bɑmbɑɹdmənt/
General-American:/bəm-/
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CMU ARPABET:B AA0 M B AA1 R D M AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of bombing, especially towns or cities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Heavy artillery fire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a barrage of questions
a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: barrage, outpouring, onslaught
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: language, linguistic communication
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English bombard Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English bombardment From bombard + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
bombardering
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Arabic:
قَصْف
(qaṣf)
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Armenian:
ռմբակոծում
(ṙmbakocum)
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Armenian:
ռմբակոծություն
(ṙmbakocutʻyun)
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Belarusian:
бамбава́нне
(bambavánnje)
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Belarusian:
бамбёжка
(bambjóžka)
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Bulgarian:
бомбардиро́вка
(bombardiróvka)
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Catalan:
bombardeig
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Chinese Mandarin:
轟擊 /轰击
(hōngjī)
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Chinese Mandarin:
砲擊 /炮击
(pàojī)
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Dutch:
bombardement
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Finnish:
pommitus
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
French:
bombardement
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
German:
Bombardierung
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
German:
Bombardement
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Hungarian:
bombázás
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Icelandic:
sprengjuárás
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Icelandic:
sprengjuregn
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Italian:
bombardamento
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Japanese:
爆撃
(bakugeki)
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Japanese:
砲撃
(hōgeki)
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Korean:
포격
(pogyeok)
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Norman:
bombardement
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Norwegian Bokmål:
bombardement
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bombardement
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Persian:
بمباردمان
(bombârdemân)
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Polish:
bombardowanie
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Portuguese:
bombardeamento
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Portuguese:
bombardeio
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Romanian:
bombardament
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Romanian:
bombardare
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Russian:
бомбардиро́вка
(bombardiróvka)
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Russian:
бомбёжка
(bombjóžka)
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Slovak:
bombardovanie
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Spanish:
bombardeo
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Swedish:
bombning
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Tagalog:
pagtampol
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Turkish:
bombardıman
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Ukrainian:
бомбардува́ння
(bombarduvánnja)
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Ukrainian:
бомбува́ння
(bombuvánnja)
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Yiddish:
באָמבאַרדירן
(bombardírn)
— act of bombing, esp towns or cities
Afrikaans:
bombardering
— heavy artillery fire
Bulgarian:
бомбардиро́вка
(bombardiróvka)
— heavy artillery fire
Chinese Mandarin:
砲擊 /炮击
(pàojī)
— heavy artillery fire
Finnish:
tykistökeskitys
— heavy artillery fire
German:
Beschuss
— heavy artillery fire
Icelandic:
sprengjuárás
— heavy artillery fire
Icelandic:
sprengjuregn
— heavy artillery fire
Japanese:
爆撃
(bakugeki)
— heavy artillery fire
Japanese:
砲撃
(hōgeki)
— heavy artillery fire
Russian:
бомбардиро́вка
(bombardiróvka)
— heavy artillery fire
Russian:
артобстре́л
(artobstrél)
— heavy artillery fire
Russian:
артиллери́йский обстре́л
(artilleríjskij obstrél)
— heavy artillery fire
Russian:
канона́да
(kanonáda)
— heavy artillery fire
Spanish:
bombardeo
— heavy artillery fire
Tagalog:
tampol
— heavy artillery fire
Ukrainian:
бомбардування
(bombarduvannja)
— heavy artillery fire
Ukrainian:
артобстріл
(artobstril)
— heavy artillery fire
Yiddish:
באָמבאַרדירן
(bombardírn)
— heavy artillery fire
Finnish:
hiukkaspommitus
— incidence of stream of high-energy particles
Finnish:
pommitus
— incidence of stream of high-energy particles
Japanese:
衝撃
(shōgeki)
— incidence of stream of high-energy particles
Japanese:
照射
(shōsha)
— incidence of stream of high-energy particles
Russian:
бомбардиро́вка
(bombardiróvka)
— incidence of stream of high-energy particles
Spanish:
bombardeo
— incidence of stream of high-energy particles
Tagalog:
tampol
— incidence of stream of high-energy particles
Tagalog:
pagtampol
— incidence of stream of high-energy particles