carpet bombing

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Large area bombardment done in a progressive manner to inflict damage in every part of a selected area of land.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolbombardeo en alfombra

Françaistapis de bombes

DeutschFlächenbombardement Flächenbombardierung

8 more languages

العربيةقصف بساطي

Suomimattopommitus

Italianobombardamento a tappeto

日本語絨毯爆撃

한국어융단폭격

Nederlandstapijtbombardement

Polskinalot dywanowy

Русскийковро́вая бомбардиро́вка

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

carpet bowling carpet bowls carpet bugle carpet burn carpet dance carpet fitter

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