LekhoriLekhoriA medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.
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.
A bassoon-like medieval musical instrument.
A large liquor container made of leather, in the form of a jug or a bottle.
[…] yond same black cloud, yond huge one, / looks like a foul bombard that would shed his liquor.
To continuously attack something with bombs, artillery shells or other missiles or projectiles.
The enemy's stronghold was bombarded for 3 hours straight.
To attack something or someone by directing objects at them.
A surname from French.
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 ...
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My correspondent, who was riding in the first coach, comments that the small standard tender did not take kindly to this gay progress, and signified its disapproval from time to time by bombarding the train with lumps of coal!
To continuously send or direct (at someone
I was bombarded with WhatsApp messages after appearing on the news.