bombing

UK/ˈbɒmɪŋ/US/ˈbɒmɪŋ/

nounB2Common in everyday speech and writing · #2,931 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: bombings

A bombing is an attack made by dropping or planting explosives. A bombing campaign, the bombing of the city, a car bombing.

The word covers two very different things: an aerial campaign by an air force and a device planted by a person or group. International law distinguishes military targets from civilian ones, and much of the argument about any bombing turns on that line.

Definitions of bombing

1nounbombingAn attack made by dropping or planting explosives.B2
“The bombing of the city destroyed many historic buildings.”

bombing is an attack.

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bombing in the wild

When the FBI raided McVeigh's home, they found a telephone number that led them to a farm where McVeigh had purchased supplies for the bombing.
Oklahoma City bombing
The bombing remains the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history, and was the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history until the September 11 attacks.
Oklahoma City bombing
The bombing and the resulting firestorm destroyed more than 1,600 acres (6.5 km2) of the city centre.
Bombing of Dresden
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) carried out an aerial bombing campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War.
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Hence, some scholars see NATO's bombing as illegal under international law.
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia

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