bombardment
n.the act of attacking a place with many bombs or shells. You use this word when describing heavy fire from above, usually in war.
n.the action of attacking a place or target with a large number of bombs, shells, or missiles. Often used metaphorically to describe a sudden, overwhelming amount of information or requests.
“The city suffered heavy bombardment during the war.”
“The soldiers took cover in the basement during the intense bombardment.”
“The sudden bombardment of emails from the marketing team left the small startup struggling to respond to every inquiry.”
“Ukraine says it has liberated 26 settlements in the south as it retools under heavy bombardment.”
“The possibility of direct Iranian bombardment cannot be ruled out, either.”
From bombard + -ment.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.