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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 weapons
Familiarity information: COUNTERBOMBARDMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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