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AREA BOMBING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target
Synonyms:
area bombing; carpet bombing; saturation bombing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("area bombing" is a kind of...):
bombardment; bombing (an attack by dropping bombs)