■ verb bɒm'bα:d
1》 attack continuously with bombs or other missiles.
2》 subject to a continuous flow of questions or information.
3》 Physics direct a stream of high-speed particles at (a substance).
■ noun 'bɒmbα:d an early form of cannon.
Derivatives
~ment noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~e , prob. based on L. bombus (see bomb ).