carpet bombing

n. area bombing, extensive bombing over a specific area in order to completely destroy it, process of dropping many bombs over a specific area (in order to completely destroy it)

The phrase carpet bombing refers to the use of large numbers of unguided gravity bombs, often with a high proportion of incendiary bombs, to attempt the complete destruction of a target region, either to destroy personnel and materiel, or as a means of demoralizing the enemy (see terror bombing). The phrase probably is intended to invoke the image of bombs completely covering an area, in the same way that a carpet covers a floor.
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Noun
1. an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target
(synonym) area bombing, saturation bombing
(hypernym) bombing, bombardment
(derivation) carpet bomb

The progressive distribution of a mass bomb load upon an area defined by designated boundaries, in such manner as to inflict damage to all portions thereof. 1/3/73

Répartition progressive d'un tonnage de bombes élevé sur une zone définie par des limites données, de manière à infliger des dommages dans toutes les parties de la zone. Aussi appelé "tapis de bombes". 1/3/73

Voir bombardement en tapis. 1/12/74

carpet-bombing /'kɑ:pit,bɔmiɳ/
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