bombardment
/bɒmˈbɑːdm(ə)nt
/noun
1A continuous attack with bombs, shells, or other missiles: an aerial bombardment will precede the attack...
- On the other front, Germans frequently mistook Soviet mortar barrages for aerial bombardments.
- It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place.
- The men suffered continuous shell and mortar bombardment followed by ferocious counter-attacks.
Synonyms
shelling, strafing, pounding, pelting, blitz, air raid, strafe, bombing;
barrage, strike, attack, assault, onslaught
archaic cannonade, fusillade
1.1A continuous flow of questions, criticisms, or information: a steady bombardment of emails and phone calls...
- Web users are getting fed up with the bombardment of irrelevant messages every time they log on.
- Some see restaurants as a last refuge, the only place left to escape bombardment by warnings about what not to eat.
- But consumer tolerance of marketing bombardment is wearing thin.