n. | 1. | (Gun.) A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon. | |||
2. | A bombardment. | ||||
3. | A large drinking vessel or can, or a leather bottle, for carrying liquor or beer. | ||||
4. | Padded breeches.
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1. | (Mus.) See Bombardo. | ||||
v. t. | 1. | To attack with bombards or with artillery; especially, to throw shells, hot shot, etc., at or into. |
Noun | 1. | bombard - a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family Synonyms: bombardon |
Verb | 1. | bombard - cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs" Synonyms: pelt |
2. | bombard - throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden" Synonyms: bomb |