bombardment

== English == === Etymology === From bombard +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /bɑmbɑɹdmənt/, /bəm-/ === Noun === bombardment (countable and uncountable, plural bombardments) The act of bombing, especially towns or cities. Heavy artillery fire. (physics) The incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance. (figurative) An onslaught of criticism etc. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:bombardment. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== bombard bombarded