saturation bombing

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of saturation bombing¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

They were wiped out because most of the rest of Japan's urban centers had already been destroyed by saturation bombing campaigns directed by LeMay.

From Salon

But by the mid 1960s, B-52s were being used in conventional saturation bombing missions in Vietnam.

From Washington Times

He conducted classified research on saturation bombing for the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, and travelled to Japan to document the effects of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.

From Nature

Known as Bomber, Chief Marshal Harris was, in Professor Hansen’s view, obsessed with saturation bombing of German cities.

From New York Times

Virtually all of the 22 major cities in North Korea were severely damaged and hundreds of thousands of civilians killed by U.S. saturation bombing.

From Washington Times