bombardment vs firing

firing vs bombardment

bombardment and firing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bombardment	Yes	No	No	No
firing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, firing is a hypernym of bombardment; that is, firing is a word with a broader meaning than bombardment:

bombardment: the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
firing: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

Other hypernyms of bombardment include fire.

bombardment (noun)	firing (noun)
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target	the act of setting something on fire
an attack by dropping bombs	the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)	the act of discharging a gun
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)	the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

Difference between bombardment and firing

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