toss bombing

noun

A method of bombing where the attacking aircraft pulls upward when releasing its bomb load, giving the bomb additional time of flight by starting its ballistic path with an upward vector.

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loft bombing
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Meanings

nountoss bombing (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegovernmentA method of bombing where the attacking aircraft pulls upward when releasing its bomb load, giving the bomb additional time of flight by starting its ballistic path with an upward vector.

    Synonyms: loft bombing

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA method of bombing where the attacking aircraft pulls upward when releasing its bomb load, giving the bomb additional time of flight by starting its ballistic path with an upward vector.

Similar
loft bombing

More synonyms by meaning

nouna bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bomb

Similar
loft bombing
Broader
bombing run
Also see
loft bombing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

toss bombing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toss%20bombing

MLA

“toss bombing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toss%20bombing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toss bombing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toss%20bombing.

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