Bombardment
Pronunciation : Bom*bard"ment
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. bombardement.]
Definition : Defn: An attack upon a fortress or fortified town, with shells, hot shot, rockets, etc.; the act of throwing bombs and shot into a town or fortified place.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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