bombing run

Noun

Meaning

that part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the release of the bombs

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

bombardment shelling bombing air raid carpet bombing airstrike air attack strafing air strike air campaign aerial bombardment bomb raid aerial assault fire raid saturation raid
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Hypernyms

bombardment bombing

Hyponyms

toss bombing loft bombing dive-bombing

Examples

Specifications An orthographically projected diagram of the F-117A Nighthawk An F-117 conducts a live exercise bombing run using GBU-27 laser-guided bombs. Source: Internet

In 1944, during World War II, Navy pilot Lt. (jg) George Herbert Walker Bush was shot down by Japanese forces as he completed a bombing run over the Bonin Islands. Source: Internet

The F/A-18s, each carrying four convert bombs, then resumed their bombing run before returning to Saratoga. Source: Internet

The bombing run data indicated that atomic bombs would be tactically ineffective against massed infantry, because the "timely identification of large masses of enemy troops was extremely rare." Source: Internet

This year, the second qualifier included a medium-distance bombing run: “During the contest, the crews flew along a 150-km route, reached three turning points at the specified time, and overwhelmed the air defence system. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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