bombardments

1. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)Examples: "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"Synonyms: barrage, bombardment, onslaught, outpouring

2. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific targetExamples: "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"Synonyms: barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling

3. the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)Synonyms: bombardment

4. an attack by dropping bombsSynonyms: bombardment, bombing