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COUNTERBOMBARDMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does counterbombardment mean? 

COUNTERBOMBARDMENT (noun)
  The noun COUNTERBOMBARDMENT has 1 sense:

1. bombardment intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weaponsplay

  Familiarity information: COUNTERBOMBARDMENT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COUNTERBOMBARDMENT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Bombardment intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("counterbombardment" is a kind of...):

counterfire (fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons)


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