Bombard — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family

cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɑːɹsˌɪnəmˈɔːɹfɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌltə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌltə/

2 syllables Say it as /kɑːɹsˌɪnəmˈɔːɹfɪk/.

Examples

They pelted each other with snowballs
The Americans bombed Dresden
The speaker was barraged by an angry audience

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bomb bombardon pelt barrage

Parts of Speech

noun	a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
verb	cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile “They pelted each other with snowballs”
verb	throw bombs at or attack with bombs “The Americans bombed Dresden”
verb	address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage “The speaker was barraged by an angry audience”
verb	direct high energy particles or radiation against

Word Forms

pelter	noun	a thrower of missiles
pelting	noun	anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
bombardment	noun	an attack by dropping bombs
bomber	noun	a person who plants bombs
bomb	noun	an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
bombing	noun	an attack by dropping bombs
barrage	noun	the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bombardieren

eine große Schalmei; das Bassmitglied der Schalmeienfamilie

🇫🇷French

bombarder

un grand châle ; le bassiste de la famille Shawm

🇪🇸Spanish

bombardear

una chirimía grande; el miembro bajo de la familia Shawm

🇮🇹Italian

bombardare

una grande ciaramella; il membro basso della famiglia shawm

🇳🇱Dutch

bombarderen

een grote schalmei; het baslid van de schalmeifamilie

🇵🇹Portuguese

bombardear

um grande xale; o membro baixo da família Shawm

🇷🇺Russian

бомбардировать

большой шаум; бас-гитарист семьи Шаум

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बौछार

एक बड़ा शॉम; शॉम परिवार का बास सदस्य

🇧🇩Bengali

বোমাবর্ষণ

একটি বড় শাম; শাম পরিবারের বেস সদস্য

🇮🇳Tamil

குண்டுவீச்சு

ஒரு பெரிய ஷாம்; ஷாம் குடும்பத்தின் பாஸ் உறுப்பினர்

🇮🇳Telugu

బాంబులు వేయండి

ఒక పెద్ద షామ్; షామ్ కుటుంబానికి చెందిన బాస్ సభ్యుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

भडिमार

एक मोठा शॉम; शॉम कुटुंबातील बास सदस्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

બોમ્બમારો

મોટી શામ; શૉમ પરિવારના બાસ સભ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಂಬ್ ದಾಳಿ

ಒಂದು ದೊಡ್ಡ ಶಾಮ್; ಶಾಮ್ ಕುಟುಂಬದ ಬಾಸ್ ಸದಸ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബോംബേറ്

ഒരു വലിയ ഷാം; ഷാം കുടുംബത്തിലെ ബാസ് അംഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੰਬਾਰੀ

ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡਾ ਸ਼ਾਮ; ਸ਼ੌਮ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਦਾ ਬਾਸ ਮੈਂਬਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

بمباری

ایک بڑا شام؛ شام خاندان کے باس ممبر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

轰击

一条大披肩；肖姆家族的贝斯成员

🇯🇵Japanese

砲撃する

大きなショーム。ショームファミリーのベースメンバー

🇰🇷Korean

포

큰 쇼; Shawm 가족의 베이스 멤버

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bắn phá

một chiếc khăn choàng lớn; thành viên bass của gia đình Shawm

🇹🇭Thai

ทิ้งระเบิด

ผ้าคลุมไหล่ขนาดใหญ่ สมาชิกเบสของตระกูลชอว์ม

🇮🇩Indonesian

membombardir

selendang besar; anggota bass dari keluarga shawm

🇵🇭Filipino

pambobomba

isang malaking shawm; ang bass member ng shawm family

🇲🇾Malay

membombardir

shawm besar; ahli bass keluarga shawm

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قصف

شاورمة كبيرة؛ عضو الباس في عائلة شوم

🇮🇷Persian

بمباران

یک شوم بزرگ؛ عضو باس از خانواده shawm

🇹🇷Turkish

bombardıman

büyük bir şal; Shawm ailesinin bas üyesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַפְצִיץ

שאום גדול; חבר הבס של משפחת shawm

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