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In the Crusades, getting the Holy Land back was the goal, and any means could be used to achieve it. World War II was a crusade. The firebombing of Tokyo by Doolittle and the carpet bombing in Germany, especially by the British, showed that.
Stanley Hauerwas

Meaning of "carpet bombing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CARPET BOMBING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARPET BOMBING

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Carpet bombing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CARPET BOMBING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Carpet bombing

Carpet bombing, also known as saturation bombing, is a large aerial bombing done in a progressive manner to inflict damage in every part of a selected area of land. The phrase evokes the image of explosions completely covering an area, in the same way that a carpet covers a floor. Carpet bombing is usually achieved by dropping many unguided bombs. In contrast to precision bombing, it is not aimed at a small target such as a bunker, an airfield, or a military unit. One of its uses is the aerial bombing of cities. The term obliteration bombing is sometimes used to describe especially intensified bombing with the intention of destroying a city or a large part of the city. The term area bombing refers to indiscriminate bombing of an area, and also encompasses cases of carpet bombing, including obliteration bombing. It was used in that sense especially during World War II.

Definition of carpet bombing in the English dictionary

The definition of carpet bombing in the dictionary is systematic intensive bombing of an area.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARPET BOMBING

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carpet slipper
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WORDS THAT END LIKE CARPET BOMBING

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Synonyms and antonyms of carpet bombing in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «carpet bombing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CARPET BOMBING

Find out the translation of carpet bombing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of carpet bombing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «carpet bombing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地毯式轰炸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bombardeo
570 millions of speakers

English

carpet bombing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कालीन बमबारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القصف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ковровые бомбардировки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tapete bombardeio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কার্পেট বোমাবর্ষণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tapis de bombes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengeboman permaidani
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bombenteppich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

じゅうたん爆撃
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카펫 폭격
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bombing karpet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thảm bom
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கார்பெட் குண்டுவீச்சு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कालीन बॉम्बफेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Halı bombardımanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bombardamenti a tappeto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

carpet bombing
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

килимові бомбардування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bombardament covor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαλί βομβαρδισμούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mat bombardement
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

bombmattor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

teppebombing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of carpet bombing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARPET BOMBING»

The term «carpet bombing» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.807 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CARPET BOMBING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about carpet bombing

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QUOTES WITH «CARPET BOMBING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word carpet bombing.
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Stanley Hauerwas
In the Crusades, getting the Holy Land back was the goal, and any means could be used to achieve it. World War II was a crusade. The firebombing of Tokyo by Doolittle and the carpet bombing in Germany, especially by the British, showed that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARPET BOMBING»

Discover the use of carpet bombing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to carpet bombing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of War Crimes and Genocide
ing to AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, abuses by security forces have become worse in recent years. carpet bombing The history of aerial bombardment began on November 1, 1911, when an Italian pilot dropped four small bombs on Libyan  ...
Leslie Alan Horvitz, Christopher Catherwood, 2009
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The Real History of World War II: A New Look at the Past
The British therefore resorted to what they called carpet-bombing, Instead of targeting particular industrial plants or transportation hubs, an entire urban area was selected for attack in the hope that important industrial and war- production ...
Alan Axelrod, 2008
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The Law of Air Warfare: Contemporary Issues
... according to common military jargon, means extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a general area rather than a small or pinpoint target.1 Parallel notions are area bombardment, carpet bombing and saturation bombing.
Natalino Ronzitti, Gabriella Venturini, 2006
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Iraq, Lies, Cover-Ups, and Consequences
Carpet-Bombing. Afghanistan. he politicians in the Bush White House reacted to the 9/11 hijackings by demanding that the Taliban government expel al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden, who had been allowed to stay in remote areas of the ...
Rodney Stich, 2005
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I Was a P-51 Fighter Pilot in WWII: A Collection of ...
Hi5 funeral was attended by high-ranking officers; showing respect for the Desert Fox, Carpet-bombing Although the P—47 was the darling of Army armored divisions, there were six carpet—bombing missions in the summer of 1944, when  ...
James Neel White, 2003
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Operations Analysis in the U.S. Army Eighth Air Force in ...
Carpet bombing. Beginning with D day the Eighth Air Force and the section became involved in a new kind of mission — carpet bombing — in advance of our own attacking troops. Carpet bombing was a form of air support used to batter  ...
Charles W. McArthur, 1990
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Military Power: Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern Battle
parties of surviving Germans.112 No preliminary barrage—even multikiloton efforts like the carpet bombing at GOODWOOD—can ever destroy the entirety of a properly dug-in defense. Carpet bombing can cause terrific casualties, but some ...
Stephen Biddle, 2010
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First Across the Rhine
The carpet-bombing plan for July 25 — an Air Corps request for a one-day delay was granted at the last minute — outlined by far the largest such effort of its type. Initially, 350 fighter-bombers would hit the German front lines from west to east ...
Colonel David E. Pergrin with Eric Hammel, David E. Pergrin, Eric Hammel, 2010
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Tears before the Rain : An Oral History of the Fall of South ...
And of those fifteen, only five went down in North Vietnam. There was no carpet bombing of Hanoi at that time. Some people said there was, and that was pure nonsense. In fact, if we had done carpet bombing you wouldn't have been able to  ...
Larry Engelmann Professor of History San Jose State University, 1990
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Non-lethal Weapons as Legitimising Forces?: Technology, ...
'Carpet bombing' or 'the use of cluster bombs' represent broad activities that can be taken to imply any number of specific features. ... In practice, those asked to judge the appropriateness of cluster bombs or carpet bombing do so in relation to  ...
Brian Rappert, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARPET BOMBING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term carpet bombing is used in the context of the following news items.
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With friends like the European Union, does Greece need enemies?
... steadily tightening the screws on Greece's banking system and its economy in what has accurately been called "a financial carpet bombing.". «Mashable, Jul 15»
2
Greeks reject deal for bailout
The vote took place under what some analysts called a financial carpet bombing. The European Central Bank severely limited financial ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
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Greeks Reject Bailout Terms in Rebuff to European Leaders
The vote took place under what some analysts called a financial carpet bombing. The European Central Bank severely limited financial ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Tribalism: Understanding Europe And The Greek Crisis
The war was especially savagely marked by the carpet bombing on 26 April 1937 of the Basque town of Gernika (Guernica), carried out at the ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
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VIDEO: Robert Scheer: The Myth of Democrats as the Lesser Evil …
... which was the bombing of North Vietnam and carpet bombing, Agent Orange, killing all these people. It's true, he expanded it to Cambodia. «Truthdig, Jul 15»
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After carpet bombing lawyers with contempt notice, HC orders inquiry
NEW DELHI: Days after carpet bombing thousands of lawyers with notices asking why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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'Death to Arabs': The Israeli army's new unofficial slogan?
If you need a sense of the World War Two era level of carpet bombing dropped on Gaza, consider Israel military's own estimates: “390,000 tank ... «Middle East Eye, Jul 15»
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Carpet bombing: Tejas to demonstrate fire power ahead of FOC
Bengaluru, June 29: The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas is all set undertake critical test flights carrying an array of missiles and bombs to ... «Oneindia, Jun 15»
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What a Dick: The Chris Christie Story
It was carpet bombing at a county level. And he actually put a crawl at the bottom of the screen saying the prosecutor had dropped the investigation. But there ... «GQ Magazine, Jun 15»
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Bellew, Smith, Fielding and Murray. Echo Arena review
Since stepping up in class, Tony Bellew, now 24-2-1 (15), has been much more of a Stealth Bomber than the carpet bombing Avro Lancaster ... «LiveFight.com, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Carpet bombing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/carpet-bombing>. May 2024 ».
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