skip-bomb

[ skip-bom ]

verb (used with object)

, Military.

1. to attack (a target) by skip bombing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of skip-bomb¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Moore recalled one of his flight crew radioing up to the cockpit to say “Sir, we just saw railroad ties flying up behind us” during a low-flying, skip-bomb run on a tunnel.

From Washington Times

Moore recalled one of his flight crew radioing up to the cockpit to say “Sir, we just saw railroad ties flying up behind us” during a low-flying, skip-bomb run on a tunnel.

From Seattle Times

The Dutch underground smuggled an S O S to London, and the R.A.F. got its assignment: to skip-bomb the building at rooftop level, destroy it utterly, leave the adjoining houses as nearly intact as possible.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, when the promotions of eight other reserve colonels came up for approval by the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Smith quickly zoomed in to skip-bomb the biggest target in sight: lanky Cinemactor James Stewart, 49.

From Time Magazine Archive