train bombing

noun

The dropping of a series of bombs one after another.

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Meanings

nountrain bombing (countable and uncountable, plural train bombings)

plural train bombings

  1. countableuncountablegovernmentThe dropping of a series of bombs one after another.

    Set all other switches as you would for train bombing. […] When bombs are released they then drop in proper sequence.

    1945, United States. Army Air Forces, Office of Flying Safety, Bombardiers' Information File
    1 more example

    […] which allowed either automatic or manual control for individual, selective, or train bombing release of the bombs […]

    2005, William Wolf, Boeing B-29 Superfortress: The Ultimate Look, page 153
  2. countableuncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see train, bombing.
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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