WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ar′ea bomb′ing, 
  1. Militaryaerial bombing in which bombs are dropped over the general area of a target. Cf. pattern bombing, precision bombing. 
  • 1940–45

'area bombing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
pattern bombing - precision bombing - saturation bombing

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