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carpet-bomb

(kär′pət bäm′)

transitive verb

to drop many bombs on (an area) to prepare for advancing ground forces

Related Forms:

carpet-bombing noun

See carpet-bomb in American Heritage Dictionary 4

tr. & intr.v. car·pet-bombed, car·pet-bomb·ing, car·pet-bombs

To bomb in a systematic and extensive pattern, so as to devastate a large target area uniformly.

Related Forms:

carˈpet-bombˌing noun

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