bombing synonyms

bombing

n.

bombardment, shelling, air attack; see attack 1.

Methods of bombing include: air bombing, high-altitude bombing, precision bombing, saturation bombing, carpet bombing, wave bombing, dive bombing, skip bombing, low-level bombing, nuisance bombing, mass bombing, tactical bombing, pattern bombing, around-the-clock bombing, napalming, hedgehopping*.

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