bombing

1. An attack by dropping bombs (synset 100980499)
   is a type of: attack, onrush, onset, onslaught - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
   subtypes:

   • bombing run - that part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the release of the bombs
   • area bombing, carpet bombing, saturation bombing - an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target
   same as: bombardment
2. The use of bombs for sabotage;
   A tactic frequently used by terrorists (synset 100981828)
   referred to in: act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
   is a type of: sabotage - a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
   subtypes: suicide bombing - a terrorist bombing carried out by someone who does not hope to survive it

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