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Princeton's WordNet
bombing, bombardmentnoun
an attack by dropping bombs
bombingnoun
the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists
Wiktionary
bombingnoun
The action of dropping bombs from the air.
bombingnoun
The action of placing and detonating bombs.
ChatGPT
bombing
Bombing is the action or strategy of aggressively attacking a particular area, typically in a war zone, using explosives, bombs, or other destructive weapons, often delivered by aircraft or artillery. It can also refer to any incident in which explosives are maliciously used to cause harm, damage, or disruption. The term can also be used figuratively to describe a disastrous failure or poor performance.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'bombing' in Nouns Frequency: #2888
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bombing in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bombing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of bombing in a Sentence
I was about to cross to Syria the day before the Americans through Saudi and UAE, started bombing in Syria from their ships, i was gonna be in the very city they bombed. But I didn't make it. Hopefully soon though.
Bombing hospitals is a violation of international humanitarian law.
The army is making progress with heavy Russian aerial bombing. The raids are not stopping we have had over 40 raids in the last 24 hours alone.
Further, they must have GPS-guided weapons to achieve any hope of accuracy, the defender may also employ GPS jamming and other electronic defensive measures to mitigate the accuracy of enemy air attack.This does not, of course, preclude the attacker from bombing with less than desired discrimination.
Obama gave the terror bombing 51 seconds of his speech today in Havana. I thought the whole story of his presidency and its foreign policy was seen in the split screen, on one side, you had the video footage of the attack in Belgium. This is the real world. And on the other side was Obama, in the fantasy world he inhabits, where Cuba is of some geopolitical significance in his mind.
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