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bombardment vs onrush

onrush vs bombardment

bombardment and onrush both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bombardment Yes No No No
onrush Yes No No No
As nouns, onrush is a hypernym of bombardment; that is, onrush is a word with a broader meaning than bombardment:
  • bombardment: an attack by dropping bombs
  • onrush: (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
Other hypernyms of bombardment include attack, onset, onslaught.
bombardment (noun) onrush (noun)
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
an attack by dropping bombs a forceful forward rush or flow
the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
Difference between bombardment and onrush

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