bombardment

Noun

• an attack by dropping bombs

• the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)

• the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
  • they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
    
  • the shelling went on for hours without pausing
    

• the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
  • a barrage of questions
    
  • a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bombing , barrage , barrage fire , battery , shelling , outpouring , onslaught