saturation bombing

American  

noun

1. intense area bombing intended to destroy everything in the target area.

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Etymology

Origin of saturation bombing

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Harris was criticising for having masterminded saturation bombing of areas of Germany that cost large numbers of civilian lives.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2015

The most eye-opening sections of “The Korean War” detail America’s saturation bombing of Korea’s north.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2010

And, according to U.S. testimony, the precision bombing of the American forces is more effective, ton for ton, than the saturation bombing of the R.A.F.

From Time Magazine Archive

For Cologne, where the R.A.F. first tried saturation bombing, was at last in American hands and available for expert Allied study.

From Time Magazine Archive

They are fleeing American air strikes as much as North Vietnamese shelling, since territory occupied by the North Vietnamese has been subject to saturation bombing.

From Time Magazine Archive