LOFT BOMBING

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

loft bombing; toss bombing

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("loft bombing" is a kind of...):

bombing run (that part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the release of the bombs)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loft bombing"):

over-the-shoulder bombing (a special case of loft bombing in which the bomb is released past the vertical so it is tossed back to the target)

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