bombing
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈbɑːmɪŋ/
:
bombardeo
- The bombing in the city caused widespread panic and destruction.
- suicide bombing
- bombing attack
- bombing raid
I've written about the apartment bombings that brought Putin to power.
- I've written about the apartment bombings that brought Putin to power.
- And if you thought Iraq was bad, think about what bombing Iran will entail.
- And, you know, bombing people from the air at one time was taboo.
- Everybody should should be living without fear of bombing or or attacks.
- Hamas argues that, hey, if Israel just stops the bombing, we'll start releasing more hostages.
Examples
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The mayor has announced the city"s offer of a $25,000 reward for information... ...leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible... ...for today"s tragic St. Mary"s church bombing.
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This is his famous painting Guernica, inspired by bombing during the Spanish Civil War.
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Another terrorist bombing in the Middle East.
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Only 13 percent said suicide bombing was sometimes or often justified.
Academic text (2011) -
At relatively low cost, the United States can launch bombing or cruise missile attacks against its enemies.
Academic text (1999) -
And finally, on February seventh, the President ordered the first major bombing raids against the North.
Fiction book (1990) -
Her son was killed inside during the bombings.
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They're going ahead with the bombing.
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Berlin itself was subjected to heavy Allied bombing, which continued almost around the clock.
Fiction book (1990) -
Many believe, for example, that NATO bombing helped bring the Bosnian Serbs to the table at Dayton.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
173
4.5
A military attack by planes that drop bombs or fire missiles at targets on the ground
47
7.0
A long, heavy attack with bombs or large guns on a place
35
7.7
An attack where a person explodes a bomb to kill themselves and others
32
4.2
A sudden attack by military planes that drop bombs and shoot at the ground
9
2.5
A sudden explosion from a bomb
5
7.8
An attack using bombs that cause fires to destroy buildings or cities
2
8.0
A military attack that drops many bombs over a wide area without aiming at specific targets
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8.2
To drop many bombs over a large area to destroy it
Attacking a large area from the air to destroy many buildings rather than specific targets
A way of attack where a plane dives and drops bombs at a target
A way of dropping bombs by flying low then pulling the plane up before release to escape the blast
Compounds
- Specialized
4
7.3
The part of a plane's mission when it approaches a target and drops weapons on it
- NSFW
2
8.0
A military attack that drops many bombs over a wide area without aiming at specific targets
- NSFW
Attacking a large area from the air to destroy many buildings rather than specific targets
- NSFW
A way of dropping bombs by flying low then pulling the plane up before release to escape the blast
- Specialized
A way of dropping a bomb after flying past a target so the bomb falls back onto it
- Specialized
A way of dropping a bomb by flying low, pulling up, and releasing it so it flies farther
How Destructive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bombing comes from the word bomb, which originally meant a 'loud booming sound', like the simple word boom. So a bombing is an attack using bombs that make big explosions and cause damage and fear.