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area bombing
noun
- aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped over the general area of a target.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of area bombing1
First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences
The arrival in England of Ira Eaker — a member of the Bomber Mafia — to command the Eighth Army Air Force highlighted the divide between strategic and area bombing proponents.
From Washington Post
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