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What does bombardment mean?

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Noun
  1. the act of bombing, especially towns or cities
  2. heavy artillery fire
  3. (physics) the incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance
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The New Zealanders again attacked the town of Cassino, this time after a massive air strike and artillery bombardment.
During the rush on a Saturday night, he looks as if he is overseeing traumatised, scurrying troops during a bombardment.
He also says the bombardment lasted for about 90 minutes, but has the infantry attack beginning while the artillery barrage is still going on.
The war memorials now perched high on the hills list endless warships and naval auxiliaries that went down under bombardment.
At Flushing the commandos began landing before dawn after a heavy artillery bombardment on the port.
The bombardment by bangers, crackers and fireworks was such that there was hardly a silent minute in any town, of any size, in County Mayo.

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