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Definition of Bombard phrase

Bombard phrase
Bombard Bom"bard, n. [F. bombarde, LL. bombarda, fr. L. bombus + -ard. Cf. Bumper, and see Bomb.] 1. (Gun.) A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon. They planted in divers places twelve great bombards, wherewith they threw huge stones into the air, which, falling down into the city, might break down the houses. --Knolles. 2. A bombardment. [Poetic & R.] --J. Barlow. 3. A large drinking vessel or can, or a leather bottle, for carrying liquor or beer. [Obs.] Yond same black cloud, yond huge one, looks like a foul bombard that would shed his liquor. --Shak. 4. pl. Padded breeches. [Obs.] Bombard phrase, inflated language; bombast. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

Meaning of Bombard phrase from wikipedia

- of its folk music. Along with flourishing traditional forms such as the bombard-biniou pair and fest-noz ensembles incorporating other additional instruments...
- Strait Crisis ended in stalemate, both sides settled upon a routine of bombarding each other every other day with s**** containing propaganda leaflets...
- Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein, in which the citizens of the Moon bombard the Earth with rocks wrapped in iron containers which are in turn fired...
- engineers, including a large bombard by Saruca, while one cannon was built by Orban, who also contributed a large bombard. Orban, a Hungarian (though some...
- support and replace it entirely with members of the group who deliberately bombard the person with affection in an attempt to isolate the person from their...
- Aircraft Wing blocked the head and tail of the column on Highway 80, bombarding a m****ive vehicle column of mostly Iraqi Regular Army forces with Mk-20...
- Denmark, landing an army on Zealand which invaded Copenhagen and commenced bombarding the city after the Danish king refused to surrender his fleet. Denmark...
- in 1917 Constantine left Greece, after threats by the Entente forces to bombard Athens; his second son, Alexander, became king. After Alexander's death...
- fortification: it originally meant a raised platform or mound, as in the French phrase en barbette, which refers to the practice of firing a cannon over a parapet...
- urgent evacuation warning along with a notice that it was "going to be bombarded". He reiterated that it was "impossible to evacuate hospitals full of...