| Bombard 1. (n.) A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon. 2. (n.) A bombardment. 3. (n.) A large drinking vessel or can, or a leather bottle, for carrying liquor or beer. 4. (n.) Padded breeches. 5. (n.) See Bombardo. 6. (v. t.) To attack with bombards or with artillery; especially, to throw shells, hot shot, etc., at or into. Thesaurus Entries accelerate, activate, aim at, assail, assault, atomize, attack, barrage, batter, besiege, blast, blitz, blow to pieces, blow up, bomb, cannon, cannonade, cleave, commence firing, cross-bombard, enfilade, fire a volley, fire at, fire upon, fission, fusillade, mine, mortar, nucleize, open fire, open up on, pepper, pop at, rake, set upon, shell, shoot, shoot at, smash the atom, snipe, snipe at, spring, strafe, strike, take aim at, torpedo, zero in on |