carpet-bomb

[ kahr-pit-bom ]

/ ˈkɑr pɪtˌbɒm /

Save This Word!

verb (used with object)

to systematically bomb (a large target area) so as to completely destroy it.

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

Origin of carpet-bomb

First recorded in 1940–45

car·pet-bomb·ing, car·pet bomb·ing, noun

Policemen on the show joke about prison riots, bomb threats, and the shooting of unarmed civilians.
'Babylon' Review: The Dumb Lives of Trigger-Happy Cops|Melissa Leon|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But I think Steve Austin has to team up with a Japanese holdout to stop a nuclear bomb from going off or something.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In the middle of all of that past suffering and present-day conflict, this Cosby bomb was dropped.
Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers|Stereo Williams|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Even a relatively small 250-pound bomb could kill or injure friendly troops who are within 650 feet of the explosion.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The reason pilots would choose to use guns over a bomb or a missile is simple.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I've seen more cloes on folks' backs hyar, thet wan't no more'n fit for carpet-rags, than any place ever I struck.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
It was in full sight from the door of the little shanty in which Aunt Ri's carpet-loom stood.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Your hangings must be of chintz, of pretty chintz, and you will put a cheerful carpet on the floor.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The portmanteau was the sign of youth and progress; old-fashioned people stuck to the carpet bag.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
When the carpet was done, Aunt Ri took the roll in her own independent arms, and strode with it to the Agent's house.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson