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Bombardment

An attack upon a fortress or fortified town, with shells, hot shot, rockets, etc.; the act of throwing bombs and shot into a town or fortified place.

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Attack 76% connected

To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.

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Fire 76% connected

The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition.

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Firing 76% connected

The act of disharging firearms.

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Language 76% connected

Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice; sounds, expressive of thought, artic…

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Onrush 76% connected

A rushing onward.

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Onset 76% connected

A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army.

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Onslaught 76% connected

An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or assault.

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Radiation 76% connected

The act of radiating, or the state of being radiated; emission and diffusion of rays of light; beamy brightness.

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Barrage 74% connected

An artificial bar or obstruction placed in a river or water course to increase the depth of water; as, the barrages of the Nile.

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Barrage 74% connected

An artificial bar or obstruction placed in a river or water course to increase the depth of water; as, the barrages of the Nile.

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Bombard 74% connected

A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon.

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Bombard 74% connected

A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon.

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Barrage 92% connected

An artificial bar or obstruction placed in a river or water course to increase the depth of water; as, the barrages of the Nile.

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Battery 92% connected

The act of battering or beating.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Onslaught 92% connected

An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or assault.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Shelling 92% connected

of Shell

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