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train bombing

train bombing noun: the dropping of a series of bombs one after another.

Noun

train bombing (countable and uncountable, plural train bombings)

  1. The dropping of a series of bombs one after another.
    • Set all other switches as you would for train bombing. […] When bombs are released they then drop in proper sequence.1945, United States. Army Air Forces, Office of Flying Safety, Bombardiers' Information File
    • […] which allowed either automatic or manual control for individual, selective, or train bombing release of the bombs […]2005, William Wolf, Boeing B-29 Superfortress: The Ultimate Look, page 153
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see train, bombing.

Forms of train bombing

pluraltrain bombings

Questions about train bombing

What does train bombing mean?
Train bombing means the dropping of a series of bombs one after another.
What part of speech is train bombing?
Train bombing is a noun.
What is the plural of train bombing?
The plural of train bombing is train bombings.

Words near train bombing in the dictionary

  1. trailways
  2. trailwear
  3. traily
  4. train
  5. train beat
  6. train bombing
  7. train bottle
  8. train bottles
  9. train captain
  10. train captains
  11. train crash

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