carpet bombing

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   an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target

   Synonymsarea bombingsaturation bombing

   Broaderbombing

Questions about carpet bombing

What does carpet bombing mean?

carpet bombing means "an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target".

What is another word for carpet bombing?

Close synonyms include area bombing, saturation bombing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is carpet bombing a common word?