BOMBING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bombing mean? 

• BOMBING (noun)
  The noun BOMBING has 2 senses:

1. an attack by dropping bombs

2. the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists

  Familiarity information: BOMBING used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOMBING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An attack by dropping bombs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

bombardment; bombing

Hypernyms ("bombing" is a kind of...):

attack; onrush; onset; onslaught ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bombing"):

bombing run (that part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the release of the bombs)

area bombing; carpet bombing; saturation bombing (an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target)

Derivation:

bomb (throw bombs at or attack with bombs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("bombing" is a kind of...):

sabotage (a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged)

Domain category:

act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bombing"):

suicide bombing (a terrorist bombing carried out by someone who does not hope to survive it)