naval bombardment

collocation in English

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naval
adjective
uk
/ˈneɪ.vəl/us
/ˈneɪ.vəl/
belonging to a country's navy, or relating to ...
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bombardment
noun[C or U]
uk
/bɒmˈbɑːd.mənt/us
/bɑːmˈbɑːrd.mənt/
a continuous attack on a place with guns ...
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In addition, they have duties in connexion with beach communications, beach control andnavalbombardment.
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Merenavalbombardmentof a city or port is a thing of the past.
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The aircraft's primary role wasnavalbombardment.
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That event included anavalbombardmentof the city.
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Thenavalbombardmentwas therefore extended for another 15 minutes.
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He kept up anavalbombardmentof the town.
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Followingnavalbombardment, the first wave of troops landed.
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Thenavalbombardmentbegan a few hours later.
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It was to be preceded by anavalbombardment.
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In 1684, the church roof was damaged by thenavalbombardmentof the city.
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The city was destroyed by a combination of arson,navalbombardment, and street fighting.
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Thenavalbombardmentaccomplished little however, and the land forces were never put ashore.
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It was one of the few successes of thenavalbombardment.
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This turned out not to be the case, and the attack was reduced to anavalbombardment.
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On the following day it was decided to destroy the wire entanglements facing the men that thenavalbombardmenthad failed to do.
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Despite the grueling air andnavalbombardmentthat left the defending troops dazed and scattered, they vigorously rallied, and fierce fighting erupted almost immediately.
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As soon as he arrived, the destroyers offshore began a one hour-longnavalbombardment, battering the strong point and chateau.
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Thenavalbombardmenthad little effect due to the sandy soil and the spongy nature of the fort's palmetto log construction.
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The position of the old castle itself was advantageous to modern warfare, as it was discovered that the swift river current madenavalbombardmentimpractical.
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Although the naval attack was repelled and the land campaign failed, the campaign was the first modern amphibious landing, and featured air support, specialized landing craft and anavalbombardment.
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Following the gunnery duel and an air attack of the island at 0610, thenavalbombardmentof the island began in earnest and was sustained for the next three hours.
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