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precision bombing

noun

aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped, as accurately as possible, on a specific, usually small, target.

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Nearby words

  1. precise,
  2. precisely,
  3. preciseness,
  4. precisian,
  5. precision,
  6. precision casting,
  7. precisionism,
  8. precisive,
  9. preclimax,
  10. preclinical
Compare area bombing, pattern bombing.

Origin of precision bombing

First recorded in 1935–40
Also called pinpoint bombing.
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