1. Throw bombs at or attack with bombs
   "The Americans bombarded Dresden";
   - bomb
    
2. Cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
   "They bombarded each other with snowballs";
   - pelt
    
3. Address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage
   "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer";
   - barrage
    
4. (physics) direct high energy particles or radiation against
   "Scientists bombarded the atoms with neutrons"

1. A large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
   "The musician played a haunting melody on the bombard";
   - bombardon

Derived forms: bombards, bombarding, bombarded

Type of: assail, assault, attack, bass, irradiate, lash out, ray, round, shawm, throw, wing

Encyclopedia: Bombard