car·pet-bomb | \ ˈkär-pət-ˌbäm 
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or carpet bomb
carpet-bombed or carpet bombed; carpet-bombing or carpet bombing; carpet-bombs or carpet bombs
Definition of carpet-bomb
1 : to drop large numbers of bombs so as to cause uniform devastation over (a given area)
2 : to bombard repeatedly, widely, or excessively
carpet-bomb the country with advertising
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carpet-bomb
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of carpet-bomb
: to drop many bombs in order to cause great destruction over (an area)
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The first known use of carpet-bomb was in 1944
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