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dambusting

dambusting noun: the destruction of dams by dropping bombs on them from aircraft.

Noun

dambusting (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) The destruction of dams by dropping bombs on them from aircraft.

Origin of dambusting

From dam + busting.

Questions about dambusting

What does dambusting mean?
Dambusting means the destruction of dams by dropping bombs on them from aircraft.
What part of speech is dambusting?
Dambusting is a noun.

Words near dambusting in the dictionary

  1. Dambulla
  2. damburst
  3. dambursts
  4. dambuster
  5. dambusters
  6. dambusting
  7. dame
  8. dame de compagnie
  9. dame school
  10. dame schools
  11. Dame's Delight

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