SINCE 1828
carpet-bomb
verb
car·pet-bomb
| \ ˈkär-pət-ˌbäm
\
\
variants:
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
verb
English Language Learners Definition of carpet-bomb
: to drop many bombs in order to cause great destruction over (an area)
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