bombard

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
  2. verb cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
  3. verb throw bombs at or attack with bombs

Etymology

From Middle English bombard, from Middle French bombarde (“a bombard, mortar, catapult"; also "a bassoon-like musical instrument”), from Latin bombus (“buzzing; booming”). The modern pronunciation is from modern French bombarde.

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Synonyms

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