carpet bombing
carpet bombing is the present participle and gerund of carpet bomb.
Meaning of carpet bomb
Verb
carpet bomb (third-person singular simple present carpet bombs, present participle carpet bombing, simple past and past participle carpet bombed)
- To bomb (an area) in such a manner that the ordnance covers the entire area without gaps.
- The infantry were destroyed after the enemy carpet bombed the ground they were occupying.
- Synonyms:
- blanket-bomb
Noun
carpet bombing (countable and uncountable, plural carpet bombings)
- Large area bombardment done in a progressive manner to inflict damage in every part of a selected area of land.
Forms of carpet bombing
| plural | carpet bombings |
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Questions about carpet bombing
- What does carpet bombing mean?
- Carpet bombing means large area bombardment done in a progressive manner to inflict damage in every part of a selected area of land.
- What is carpet bombing the present participle and gerund of?
- Carpet bombing is the present participle and gerund of carpet bomb.
- What part of speech is carpet bombing?
- Carpet bombing is a noun.
- What is the plural of carpet bombing?
- The plural of carpet bombing is carpet bombings.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: carpet bombing (page history and authors); carpet bomb (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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