Bombing

/ˈbɒmɪŋ/

Synonyms for "bombing" (42 found)

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Closest matches (9)

Noun(4 words)
air coverair raidair supportarea bombingblitz

Strong matches (12)

carpet bombingcoverdive-bombingdry runhigh-altitude bombinglow-altitude bombing

Related words (21)

milk runmissionprecision bombingreconnaissancereconnaissance missionsaturation bombingscrambleshuttle bombingshuttle raidskip-bombingsortiestrafingstrategic bombingtactical bombingtraining missionumbrella

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

12 entries
attackcombat operationfailuremilitary actionmilitary operationmilitary termonrushonsetonslaughtpoor performancesabotageviolent act

More specific

13 entries
air raidairstrikeartillery strikeaudition bombingbombardmentbombing campaignbox office flopcritical failureexam bombingmass bombingpremiere failureproject failureshelling

Collocations

12 entries
aerial bombingair bombingair raidbombing aftermathbombing campaignbombing incidentbombing raidcar bombingcarpet bombingmass bombingsuicide bombingtargeted bombing

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The citizens staggered under the heavy bombing.

Source: tatoeba (246194)

The U.N. has condemned the Somalia suicide bombing that took the lives of at least 33 people on Tuesday, including six members of Parliament.

Source: tatoeba (478548)

He completed many dangerous bombing raids.

Source: tatoeba (803207)

3 Malay nationals and a Filipino were killed in the Davao bombing on Mindanao.

Source: tatoeba (958063)

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