precision bombing

noun

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

Nearby words

precis, precise, precisely, precisian, precision, precision bombing, precision casting, precisionism, precisive, preclimax, preclinical

Compare area bombing, pattern bombing.

Origin of precision bombing

First recorded in 1935–40

Also called pinpoint bombing.

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