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bombage

French, noun/bɔ̃.baʒ/

bombage is spelled B-O-M-B-A-G-E (7 letters). Bombage is a French masculine noun meaning “bending” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Opération du vitrier qui a pour but de cintrer le verre au four”.

What does bombage mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinebending

  2. 2

    masculineswelling (especially of food containers)

  3. 3

    masculinespray-painting, tagging

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Opération du vitrier qui a pour but de cintrer le verre au four. 2. Opération de cintrage de tout matériau en plaque.

noun: 1. Action de poser un graffiti à l'aide d'une bombe de peinture en aérosol.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of bombage

  • bombages plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce bombage?

  • /bɔ̃.baʒ/
  • \bɔ̃.baʒ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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