Attack and Bombard

Similar meaning words

Attack verb - To take sudden, violent action against.

Usage example: our dog unexpectedly attacked the mailman, sinking his teeth into the startled man's leg

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Bombard is a synonym for attack in assault physically topic. In some cases you can use "Bombard" instead a verb "Attack".

Bombard verb - To use bombs or artillery against.

Usage example: the Allies bombarded Germany for a great many months during World War II

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Attack is a synonym for bombard in assail topic. You can use "Attack" instead a verb "Bombard".

humanity	attack humanity	bombard humanity
party	attack party	bombard party
area	attack area	bombard area
base	attack base	bombard base
Other words: village, time, way, earth, world, planet, target, castle, town, city, opponent, player, enemy, units, opponents, enemies, foes, cities.

There's Harbinger himself, who's fond of using a Singularity attack that knocks you out of cover so he can bombard you with Warp blasts.

Source: That One Attack
And the unit in the defensive position can, of course, call for artillery to bombard enemy units attempting to attack it as well (one military term for this is "final protective fire").

Source: Useful Notes / Modern Battlefield Weapons
Later, the KPA bombard the entire town as retaliation for the Resistance's attack on them.

Source: Moral Event Horizon / Video Games

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