"bombardments" in the noun sense
1. barrage, bombardment, outpouring, onslaught
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written
"a barrage of questions"
"a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"
2. barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
"they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"
"the shelling went on for hours without pausing"
3. bombardment
the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)
4. bombing, bombardment
an attack by dropping bombs
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