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pattern bombing

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noun

  1. aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped on a target in a predetermined pattern.

Etymology

Origin of pattern bombing

First recorded in 1935–40

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Reconnaissance photos later showed a well-pocked target, testified anew to the effectiveness of this combination of U.S. precision bombing with the heavy destructive punch of mass-formation pattern bombing.

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