bombardment
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The city of Minsk under bombardment by Luftwaffe, 24th of June 1941.
English
Etymology
Noun
bombardment (countable and uncountable, plural bombardments)
- the act of bombing, especially towns or cities
- heavy artillery fire
- (physics) the incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance
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Derived terms
Translations
act of bombing, esp towns or cities
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heavy artillery fire
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incidence of stream of high-energy particles
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