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masculine

/bombaɾˈðeo/

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Translation

bombing

Word origin

From bombardear ('to bombard'), from bombarda, an early cannon, ultimately from Latin bombus ('a booming sound').

Origin: Latin
Root: bombus
English cognates: bomb, bombard

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralbombardeos

Examples

The bombing lasted all night.

Muchas huyeron .

Many families fled the city after the bombing.

The museum was destroyed during a bombing.

The planes began the bombardment at dawn.

She faced a constant barrage of questions from the journalists.

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This word is part of lesson 86.