area bombing
noun
aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped over the general area of a target.
Words nearby area bombing
ards, arduous, ardèche, are, area, area bombing, area code, area of cardiac dullness, area of outstanding natural beauty, area opaca, area pellucida
Compare pattern bombing, precision bombing.
Origin of area bombing
First recorded in 1940–45
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