Meaning of bombsite | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A place where a bomb has exploded.
2. A very messy place.
   colloquial

Examples

“Postwar London remained pockmarked with bombsites for many years.”

“All around the neatly arranged victim, the sitting room was a bombsite. Ornaments had been sent tumbling from the shelves , and the ground was littered with the debris of shattered porcelain animals. In the foreground of the photograph were the splintered remains of a pink poodle barometer promising fair weather.”

“The kitchen was a bombsite—-unwashed dishes, food scraps and mess everywhere.”

“Look, if you don't fancy the doctors' quarters, come home with me. The place is a bombsite, what with packing for the trip, but […]”

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