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bombardment

 noun
     
Related topics: Military
bom‧bard‧ment [uncountable and countable]
PM a continuous attack on a place by big guns and bombs:
The bombardment continued for a terrible nine hours.
aerial/artillery/naval bombardment (=attack from the air, land, or sea)
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