bombard (
http://definr.com/bombard)
n : a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family [syn:
bombardon]
v 1: cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They
pelted each other with snowballs" [syn:
pelt]
2: throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed
Dresden" [syn:
bomb]