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bombing vs carpet bombing

carpet bombing vs bombing

bombing and carpet bombing both are nouns.

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

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