definition of
[bombardment]

[1] #1 bombardment n. [barrage, 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". wn

[2] #2 bombardment n. [barrage, barrage fire, battery, 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". wn

[3] #3 bombardment n. the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays). wn

[4] #4 bombardment n. [bombing] an attack by dropping bombs. wn