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area bombing
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noun
aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped over the general area of a target.
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Compare pattern bombing, precision bombing.
Origin of area bombing
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby area bombing
ARDS, arduous, are, area, Area 51, area bombing, area code, areal, areal velocity, area of cardiac dullness, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
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