bombard
bom•bardBrE /bɒmˈbɑːd/
NAmE /bɑːmˈbɑːrd/
verb
verb forms
word origin1 ~ sb/sth (with sth) to attack a place by firing large guns at it or dropping bombs on it continuously
example bank
Madrid was heavily bombarded for several months. 2 ~ sb/sth (with sth) to attack sb with a lot of questions, criticisms, etc. or by giving them too much informationWe have been bombarded with letters of complaint.We are bombarded daily with propaganda about what we should eat. 
bom•bard•ment /BrE bɒmˈbɑːdmənt; NAmE bɑːmˈbɑːrdmənt/ noun [uncountable, countable]The city came under heavy bombardment.
