2. Verb. (third-person singular of bombard) ¹
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Definition of Bombards
1. bombard [v] - See also: bombard
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bombards
Literary usage of Bombards
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Arts in the Middle Ages, and at the Period of the Renaissance by P. L. Jacob, James Dafforne (1870)
"bombards on fixed and rolling carriages. (From the MSS. 851 and 852, Bibl. Imp.
dc Paris.) difficult of transport, but, intended as they were to be employed ..."
2. Elements of Military Art and History: Comprising the History and Tactics of by Nicolas Édouard Delabarre-Duparcq (1863)
"bombards soon increased their proportions, and at the end of the fourteenth ...
The ancient machines could not contend against bombards ; the smallest ball ..."
3. Frederick the Great: His Court and Times by Thomas Campbell, Friedrich, der Grosse king of Prussia Friedrich, Frederic Shoberl (1848)
"... surprises Glatz—Hard case of Father Faulhaber— London bombards Breslau, which
is relieved by Prince Henry—The King marches for Silesia; but turns off to ..."
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