area bombing vs carpet bombing

area bombing and carpet bombing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
area bombing	Yes	No	No	No
carpet bombing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, area bombing and carpet bombing are synonyms defined as:

area bombing and carpet bombing: an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target

Other synonyms of area bombing include saturation bombing.

area bombing (noun)	carpet bombing (noun)
an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target	an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target