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View synonyms for bombing run

bombing run

noun



bombing run

noun

  1. the part of a flight of a bomber aircraft that brings it to the point over a target at which its bombs are released
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bombing run1

First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences

Now, you will say, both the sanctions and a bombing run are choices that reflect U.S. agency.

The SEAL raid could have gone wrong in many more—and many worse—ways than a bombing run.

In the afternoon we had to escort some A-20 bombers to France on a bombing run and when I got back my new plane was gone.

One of our missions was a dive bombing run on some factories in France.

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