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bombardment vs carpet bombing

carpet bombing vs bombardment

bombardment and carpet bombing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bombardment Yes No No No
carpet bombing Yes No No No
As nouns, carpet bombing is a hyponym of bombardment; that is, carpet bombing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bombardment:
  • bombardment: an attack by dropping bombs
  • carpet bombing: an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target
Other hyponyms of bombardment include bombing run, area bombing, saturation bombing.
bombardment (noun) carpet 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 carpet bombing

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