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Definition of Bombard

Bombard
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. They planted in divers places twelve great bombards, wherewith they threw huge stones into the air, which, falling down into the city, might break down the houses. --Knolles. 2. A bombardment. [Poetic & R.] --J. Barlow. 3. A large drinking vessel or can, or a leather bottle, for carrying liquor or beer. [Obs.] Yond same black cloud, yond huge one, looks like a foul bombard that would shed his liquor. --Shak. 4. pl. Padded breeches. [Obs.] Bombard phrase, inflated language; bombast. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
Bombard
Bombard Bom"bard, n. [OE. bombarde, fr. F. bombarde.] (Mus.) See Bombardo. [Obs.]
Bombard
Bombard 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. Next, she means to bombard Naples. --Burke. His fleet bombarded and burnt down Dieppe. --Wood.

Meaning of Bombard from wikipedia

- Bombard may refer to the act of carrying out a bombardment. It may also refer to: Alain Bombard (1924–2005), French biologist, physician and politician;...
- The bombard is a type of cannon or mortar which was used throughout the Late Middle Ages and the early modern period. Bombards were mainly large calibre...
- The Blacker Bombard, also known as the 29-mm Spigot Mortar, was an infantry anti-tank weapon devised by Lieutenant-Colonel Stewart Blacker in the early...
- Bombard The Headquarters – My Big-Character Poster (Chinese: 炮打司令部——我的一张大字报; pinyin: Pào dǎ sīlìng bù——wǒ de yī zhāng dàzì bào) was a short do****ent written...
- simply Şahi) is a 15th-century siege cannon, specifically a super-sized bombard, which saw action in the 1807 Dardanelles operation. It was built in 1464...
- Alain Bombard (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ bɔ̃baʁ]; Paris, 27 October 1924 – Paris, 19 July 2005) was a French biologist, physician and politician famous...
- The bombard (Breton: bombard, talabard, French: bombarde) is a contemporary family of oboes widely used to play traditional Breton music, where it is considered...
- The Boxted Bombard is a 15th-century cannon from England. The bombard is medium in size for its type, its military use is unknown due to a lack of historical...
- Bombarder (Serbian Cyrillic: Бомбардер; trans. Bomber) is a Bosnian and former Yugoslav speed/thrash metal band. Bombarder was originally formed in 1986...
- they had evolved from small handguns to giant wrought-iron or cast-bronze bombards within a span of just several decades. Iron balls and shot: By the 16th...