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  • 1Bombard — may refer to: *The act of carrying out a bombardment *Bombard (weapon), a type of late medieval siege weapon. *Bombard (music), a contemporary double reed instrument used to play traditional Breton music. *Alain Bombard, a French sailor who… …

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  • 2Bombard — Bom bard, n. [F. bombarde, LL. bombarda, fr. L. bombus + ard. Cf. {Bumper}, and see {Bomb}.] 1. (Gun.) A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 3Bombard phrase — Bombard Bom bard, n. [F. bombarde, LL. bombarda, fr. L. bombus + ard. Cf. {Bumper}, and see {Bomb}.] 1. (Gun.) A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon. [1913… …

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  • 4Bombard — Bom*bard , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bombarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bombarding}.] To attack with bombards or with artillery; especially, to throw shells, hot shot, etc., at or into. [1913 Webster] Next, she means to bombard Naples. Burke. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 5bombard someone with something — bombard (someone) with (something) to continually send someone something, esp. to inform or influence them. Every day it seems as if we are bombarded with e mail messages warning of computer viruses. Stuart bombarded her with flowers, phone calls …

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  • 6bombard someone with — bombard (someone) with (something) to continually send someone something, esp. to inform or influence them. Every day it seems as if we are bombarded with e mail messages warning of computer viruses. Stuart bombarded her with flowers, phone calls …

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  • 7bombard with something — bombard (someone) with (something) to continually send someone something, esp. to inform or influence them. Every day it seems as if we are bombarded with e mail messages warning of computer viruses. Stuart bombarded her with flowers, phone calls …

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  • 8bombard with — bombard (someone) with (something) to continually send someone something, esp. to inform or influence them. Every day it seems as if we are bombarded with e mail messages warning of computer viruses. Stuart bombarded her with flowers, phone calls …

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  • 9Bombard — Bom bard, n. [OE. bombarde, fr. F. bombarde.] (Mus.) See {Bombardo}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 10Bombard the Headquarters — – My First Big Character Poster ( zh. 炮打司令部 我的一张大字报) was a short comment written by Mao Zedong on August 5, 1966 during the Eleventh Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and published on the Communist… …

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