carpet-bomb
[ kahr-pit-bom ]
verb (used with object)
to systematically bomb (a large target area) so as to completely destroy it.
Origin of carpet-bomb
1First recorded in 1940–45
Other words from carpet-bomb
- car·pet-bomb·ing, car·pet bomb·ing, noun
Words Nearby carpet-bomb
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How to use carpet-bomb in a sentence
He will almost certainly continue to carpet-bomb Gingrich over the airwaves.
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