Saturation Bombing (Noun)
Meaning
An extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The city was left in ruins after the saturation bombing campaign by the enemy's air force.
- Saturation bombing of the industrial complex resulted in significant damage to the country's war effort.
- The allies launched a saturation bombing campaign against the enemy's capital city, causing widespread destruction.
- The use of saturation bombing during the war was widely criticized for its indiscriminate targeting of civilians.
- The military's strategy of saturation bombing was intended to break the enemy's will to fight, but it ultimately proved ineffective.