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bombardment vs area bombing

area bombing vs bombardment

bombardment and area bombing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bombardment Yes No No No
area bombing Yes No No No
As nouns, area bombing is a hyponym of bombardment; that is, area bombing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bombardment:
  • bombardment: an attack by dropping bombs
  • area bombing: an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target
Other hyponyms of bombardment include bombing run, carpet bombing, saturation bombing.
bombardment (noun) area bombing (noun)
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target
an attack by dropping bombs
the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
Difference between bombardment and area bombing

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