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Common collocations with bombardment in American Collocation

bombardment noun countable/uncountable

US /bɑmˈbɑrdmənt/

of a particular type

aerial
naval

Under a continuous artillery and aerial bombardment they have begun to gradually withdraw their forces.

on a large scale

continuous
heavy
intense
massive
relentless

Prior to that the city had been subjected to heavy daily bombardment.

begin a bombardment

begin
launch
open

To pre-empt the attack, the Russians launched a massive artillery bombardment at 02.00 on July 5th.

suffer bombardment

be subjected to
be under
come under

As a major port, Liverpool was singled-out for special attention by the Luftwaffe, and it came under heavy bombardment during 1941.