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Definition of Bombing
1. Noun. An attack by dropping bombs.
Generic synonyms: Attack, Onrush, Onset, Onslaught
Specialized synonyms: Bombing Run, Area Bombing, Carpet Bombing, Saturation Bombing
Derivative terms: Bombard, Bomb
2. Noun. The use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists.
Specialized synonyms: Suicide Bombing
Generic synonyms: Sabotage
Definition of Bombing
1. Noun. The action of dropping bombs from the air. ¹
2. Noun. The action of placing and detonating bombs. ¹
3. Verb. (present participle of bomb) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bombing
1. an attack with bombs [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bombing
Literary usage of Bombing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Behind the Red Line: Political Repression in Sudan by Jemera Rone, Brian Owsley, Human Rights Watch/Africa (1996)
"VIOLATIONS BY GOVERNMENT ARMY AND MILITIA bombing The government began its ...
This was the second bombing in a week, and these bombs fell very close to the ..."
2. Strategy for Defeat: The Luftwaffe, 1933-1945 by Williamson Murray (1983)
"Further bombing spread the fire storm to the northeast as the phenomena of ...
It represented "area" bombing in its most devastating and awesome aspects. ..."
3. Civilian Devastation: Abuses by All Parties in the War in Southern Sudan by Jemera Rone, John Prendergast, Karen Sorensen (1994)
"Peter Lual, evangelists Matthew Duol and Paul Ron, and layman Joseph But.10~
Indiscriminate Government bombing in 1993 A frequent government weapon is ..."
4. The New York Times Current History (1919)
"Besides this, there are always a large number of technical difficulties to overcome
which still further interfere with the continuity of long- range bombing ..."
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