bounce rubble

verb

To bomb a target that has already been severely bombed, so that little further damage is possible.

Meanings

verbbounce rubble (third-person singular simple present bounces rubble, present participle bouncing rubble, simple past and past participle bounced rubble)

present singular third person bounces rubble · participle present bouncing rubble · participle past bounced rubble · past bounced rubble · alternative bounce the rubble

  1. informalgovernmentTo bomb a target that has already been severely bombed, so that little further damage is possible.
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