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area bombing

noun

  1. aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped over the general area of a target.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of area bombing1

First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences

The arrival in England of Ira Eaker — a member of the Bomber Mafia — to command the Eighth Army Air Force highlighted the divide between strategic and area bombing proponents.

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