| bombard | 1. A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon. "They planted in divers places twelve great bombards, wherewith they threw huge stones into the air, which, falling down into the city, might break down the houses." (Knolles) 2. A bombardment. 3. A large drinking vessel or can, or a leather bottle, for carrying liquor or beer. "Yond same black cloud, yond huge one, looks like a foul bombard that would shed his liquor." (Shak) 4. Padded breeches. Bombard phrase, inflated language; bombast. Origin: F. Bombarde, LL. Bombarda, fr. L. Bombus + -ard. Cf. Bumper, and see Bomb. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| bombardier | One who used or managed a bombard; an artilleryman; a gunner. A noncommissioned officer in the British artillery. <zoology> Bombardier beetle, a kind of beetle (Brachinus crepitans), so called because, when disturbed, it makes an explosive discharge of a pungent and acrid vapor from its anal glands. The name is applied to other related species, as the B. Displosor, which can produce ten or twelve explosions successively. The common American species is B. Fumans. Origin: F. Bombardier. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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pelt: cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs" throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden" bombardon: a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer"
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to search for food or supplies, or to make a raid in search of them.
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A piece of heavy ordnance for heaving stones used during a siege.
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An early form of the cannon.
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| bombard | a large shawm |
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| bombard | throw bombs at or attack with bombs |
| bombard | cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile |
| bombard | the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target |
| bombard | a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery |
| bombard | beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed |
| bombard | an attack by dropping bombs |
| bombard | the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays) |
| bombard | the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target |
| bombard | a large shawm |
| bombard | a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician |
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