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Definition of Carpet bombing
1. Noun. An extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target.
Generic synonyms: Bombardment, Bombing
Derivative terms: Carpet Bomb
Definition of Carpet bombing
1. Verb. (present participle of carpet bomb) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carpet Bombing
Literary usage of Carpet bombing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Military Geography for Professionals and the Public by John M. Collins (2000)
"OPTION Bs carpet bombing Italian Brigadier General Guilio Douhet voiced urban
carpet bombing concepts in 1911, 8 years after the first powered aircraft flew ..."
2. Who Goes TherePolitic (2004)
"The carpet bombing in World War II classroom instruction in aircraft ... The first
phase of the breakout was to be a carpet bombing of German positions. ..."
3. Programming, Pitfalls and Puppy-Dog Tales by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1993)
"“precision', ‘carpet bombing”?? Do you ever feel your head is in some kind of a
smasher? So, the US has a war going in Somalia almost singlehandedly-against ..."
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