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Definition of Carpet bomb
1. Verb. Bomb a large area systematically and extensively. "The U.S. decided to carpet bomb Vietnam"
Definition of Carpet bomb
1. Verb. To bomb an area in such a manner that the ordnance covers the entire area without gaps. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carpet Bomb
Literary usage of Carpet bomb
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Black Ants and Buddhists: Thinking Critically and Teaching Differently in ...by Mary Cowhey by Mary Cowhey (2006)
"Heck, we land-mine and carpet-bomb countries. We defoliated much of Vietnam.
We carry out "shock and awe" bombing campaigns in the cradle of ancient ..."
2. Within Limits: The U.S. Air Force and the Korean War by Bernard C. Nalty, Wayne Thompson (1997)
"... General MacArthur summoned Stratemeyer to his office and directed him to carpet
bomb an area totaling 27 square miles through which reinforcements and ..."
3. Human Rights Watch World Report 1997 by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Human Rights Watch Staff (1996)
"... to carpet-bomb the capital, Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's office
stated that Chechnya was an "internal matter of the Russian Federation," ..."
4. Case Studies in the Development of Close Air Support by Benjamin Franklin Cooling (1990)
"147 By its ability to carpet-bomb a large area within minutes* by its night,
all-weather capabilities, by its ability to operate from distant, ..."
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