precision bombing
noun
aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped, as accurately as possible, on a specific, usually small, target.
Also called
pinpoint bombing.
Compare
area bombing,
pattern bombing.
Origin of precision bombing
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby precision bombing
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