# bombardment

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɑmbɑɹdmənt/ · frequency rank #18,505

## Definitions
1. The act of bombing, especially towns or cities.
2. Heavy artillery fire.
3. The incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance.
4. An onslaught of criticism etc.

## Etymology
From bombard + -ment.

## Common misspellings (18)
`bbombardment`, `bmobardment`, `bobmardment`, `bomabrdment`, `bombadrment`, `bombarddment`, `bombardemnt`, `bombardmennt`, `bombardmentt`, `bombardmetn`, `bombardmment`, `bombardmnet`, `bombarmdent`, `bombarrdment`, `bombbardment`, `bombradment`, `bommbardment`, `obmbardment`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bombardment