[bom.bard] n [ME bombarde, fr. MF, prob. fr. L bombus] (15c): a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones
[2]bom.bard vt (1686) 1: to attack esp. with artillery or bombers
2: to assail vigorously or persistently (as with questions)
3: to subject to the impact of rapidly moving particles (as electrons) syn see attack -- bom.bard.ment n