[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      1913 webster

            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.
      1913 webster

   2. a bombardment. poetic  r. --j. barlow.
      1913 webster

   3. a large drinking vessel or can, or a leather bottle, for
      carrying liquor or beer. obs.
      1913 webster

            yond same black cloud, yond huge one, looks like a
            foul bombard that would shed his liquor. --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. pl. padded breeches. obs.
      1913 webster

   bombard phrase, inflated language; bombast. obs. --b.
      jonson.
      1913 webster
see also:
bumper bomb bombard phrase 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bombard \bom"bard\, n. oe. bombarde, fr. f. bombarde. mus.
   see bombardo. obs.
   1913 webster
see also:
bombardo 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bombard \bombard"\, 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.
   1913 webster

         next, she means to bombard naples.       --burke.
   1913 webster

         his fleet bombarded and burnt down dieppe. --wood.
   1913 webster
see also:
bombarded bombarding 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

bombard
     n : a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family syn: bombardon
     v 1: cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "they
          pelted each other with snowballs" syn: pelt
     2: throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "the americans bombed
        dresden" syn: bomb
see also:
bombardon pelt bomb 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

47 moby thesaurus words for "bombard":
   accelerate, activate, aim at, assail, assault, atomize, attack,
   barrage, batter, besiege, blast, blitz, blow to pieces, blow up,
   bomb, cannon, cannonade, cleave, commence firing, cross-bombard,
   enfilade, fire a volley, fire at, fire upon, fission, fusillade,
   mine, mortar, nucleize, open fire, open up on, pepper, pop at,
   rake, set upon, shell, shoot, shoot at, smash the atom, snipe,
   snipe at, spring, strafe, strike, take aim at, torpedo,
   zero in on

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