Donnerbüchse — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bombard verb To attack repeatedly with bombs, shells, or gunfire.
Senses
Donnerbüchse is used for these senses in English:
- blunderbuss An old style of muzzleloading firearm and early form of shotgun with a distinctive short, large caliber barrel that is flared at the muzzle, therefore able to fire scattered quantities of nails, stones, shot, etc. at short range.
- bombard A medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.
bombard — full definition
- verb To attack repeatedly with bombs, shells, or gunfire.
- verb To overwhelm someone with a large amount of something, such as questions or information.