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    carpet bombing
    /ˈkɑːpɪtˌbɒmɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. the action or activity of intensively bombing an area: "the indiscriminate carpet bombing of urban areas"

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Carpet_bombingCarpet bombing - Wikipedia

    Carpet bombing, also known as saturation bombing, is a large area bombardment done in a progressive manner to inflict damage in every part of a selected area of land. [1] [2] [3] [4] The phrase evokes the image of explosions completely covering an area, in the same way that a carpet covers a floor.

  4. www.britannica.com › topic › carpet-bombingCarpet bombing | History, Effects & Definition | Britannica

    Carpet bombing is a devastating bombing attack that seeks to destroy every part of a wide area. Learn about its origins, effects and controversies in different wars, from ancient Rome to modern Iraq.

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  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › carpet-bombingCARPET-BOMBING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Carpet-bombing is the act of dropping a lot of bombs all over a particular area so that it will be destroyed. Learn more about this term, its pronunciation, translations and related words from Cambridge Dictionary.

  6. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Carpet_bombingCarpet bombing - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Carpet bombing, or saturation bombing describes the bombardment of a given area with bombs destroying as much as possible in the given area. Like a carpet that covers the floor, bombs should cover the area. Carpet bombing is usually done by dropping a large number of unguided bombs.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › carpet-bombCarpet-bomb Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning of carpet-bomb, a verb that means to drop large numbers of bombs over a wide area or to bombard repeatedly, widely, or excessively. See examples of carpet-bomb in sentences and its word history.

  8. www.oxfordreference.com › display › 10Carpet bombing - Oxford Reference

    Overview. carpet bombing. Quick Reference. Was the US Army Air Forces' equivalent of the RAF's area bombing, except that aircraft dropped their bombs in a uniform pattern over the target area. For the technique known as ‘Tedder's Carpet’ see bombers, 2. [...] From: carpet bombing in The Oxford Companion to World War II »

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › carpet-bombingCARPET-BOMBING definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    Follow us. carpet-bombing meaning: 1. the act of dropping a lot of bombs all over a particular area so that it will be destroyed 2…. Learn more.