precision bombing

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of precision bombing

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

He witnessed an air display by an F-35 aircraft, which conducts the precision bombing role similar to that carried out by the Lancaster aircraft he flew during the war.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2023

He tells the World War II story of a small band of idealistic strategists, the “Bomber Mafia,” who asked: What if precision bombing could weaken the enemy and make war far less lethal?

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2022

How a strategy to reduce bloodshed with precision bombing in World War II was thwarted by military leaders.

From Washington Post • Jun. 14, 2022

Without the precision bombing at the start of the conflict, the surveillance-and-attack drones later on, and the command-control networks throughout, the rebellion almost certainly would have been crushed.

From Slate • Aug. 22, 2011

This period might be framed by the photograph of the sinking of the Belgrano and images broadcast by CNN of precision bombing in the Middle East.

From The Guardian • Apr. 4, 2010