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TOSS BOMBING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does toss bombing mean? 

TOSS BOMBING (noun)
  The noun TOSS BOMBING has 1 sense:

1. a bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bombplay

  Familiarity information: TOSS BOMBING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TOSS BOMBING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

loft bombing; toss bombing

Hypernyms ("toss 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 "toss 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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