Definition of Carpet bomb

1. Verb. Bomb a large area systematically and extensively. "The U.S. decided to carpet bomb Vietnam"

Generic synonyms: Bomb, Bombard
Derivative terms: Carpet Bombing

Definition of Carpet bomb

1. Verb. To bomb an area in such a manner that the ordnance covers the entire area without gaps. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carpet Bomb

carpenter bee
carpentered
carpentering
carpenters
carpentries
carpentry
carper
carperidine
carpers
carpet-bomb
carpet bagger
carpet baggers
carpet beater
carpet beetle
carpet bomb (current term)
carpet bombed
carpet bombing
carpet bombs
carpet bug
carpet burn
carpet burns
carpet knight
carpet loom
carpet moth
carpet pad
carpet python

Literary usage of Carpet bomb

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Black Ants and Buddhists: Thinking Critically and Teaching Differently in ...by Mary Cowhey by Mary Cowhey (2006)
"Heck, we land-mine and carpet-bomb countries. We defoliated much of Vietnam. We carry out "shock and awe" bombing campaigns in the cradle of ancient ..."

2. Within Limits: The U.S. Air Force and the Korean War by Bernard C. Nalty, Wayne Thompson (1997)
"... General MacArthur summoned Stratemeyer to his office and directed him to carpet bomb an area totaling 27 square miles through which reinforcements and ..."

3. Human Rights Watch World Report 1997 by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Human Rights Watch Staff (1996)
"... to carpet-bomb the capital, Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's office stated that Chechnya was an "internal matter of the Russian Federation," ..."

4. Case Studies in the Development of Close Air Support by Benjamin Franklin Cooling (1990)
"147 By its ability to carpet-bomb a large area within minutes* by its night, all-weather capabilities, by its ability to operate from distant, ..."

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