carpet bombing vs area bombing

carpet bombing and area bombing both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of carpet bombing include saturation bombing.

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