bombardment

• Substantivo que designa um ataque contínuo ou rápido, seja físico (como bombardeio de artilharia ou lançamento de bombas) ou metafórico (como um fluxo intenso de mensagens ou de partículas de alta energia).

A noun referring to a continuous or rapid attack, whether physical (such as artillery fire or bombing) or metaphorical (such as a deluge of communication or high-energy particles).

1. Continuous verbal communicationB2formal

   The rapid and continuous delivery of spoken or written language, often overwhelming the recipient.

   Torrente

   • The audience faced a bombardment of questions from the journalists.
   • Her speech was a bombardment of facts and figures.
   • The lecture turned into a bombardment of technical jargon.

   Sinônimosavalanchebarragecascadedelugefloodlitanyonslaughtspatestreamtorrent

   Antônimossilence

2. Heavy artillery fireB2formal

   Intense and sustained artillery fire aimed at saturating an area rather than hitting a specific target.

   Bombardeio de artilharia

   • The city endured a heavy bombardment from enemy forces.
   • The bombardment lasted for several hours without pause.
   • Artillery bombardment destroyed much of the infrastructure.

   Sinônimosbarragecannonadeshelling

3. High-energy particle impactC1formalscientific

   The act of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles, such as electrons or alpha rays.

   Bombardeamento

   • The sample was exposed to electron bombardment in the lab.
   • Particle bombardment is used in materials science research.
   • The experiment involved the bombardment of a target with alpha particles.

   Sinônimosirradiation

4. Bomb attackB1formal

   An attack carried out by dropping bombs from aircraft or launching them.

   Bombardeio

   • The aerial bombardment caused widespread destruction.
   • The city was under constant bombardment during the war.
   • The bombardment targeted military installations.

   Sinônimosair attackair raidbombing