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carpet-bomb

verb

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of carpet bomb.

    • The 42nd Bombardment Wing would carpet-bomb defenses facing Seventh Army. XII Tactical Air Command, of which Brigadier General Glenn O. Barcus had recently become chief.
    • Heavy bombers of the British Bomber Command carpet-bombed the positions of the 276. Infanterie-Division four times.
    • To win wars you need to carpet-bomb civilians. And to get away with carpet-bombing civilians.

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