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Bombing

The act of attacking an area or target by dropping explosives, often causing significant damage and disruption.

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Examples:

He had graduated and returned to Hiroshima shortly before the bombing."Get out my journal of the bombing, will you?"About your journal of the bombing—" she began.

Etymology:

etymology
The word bombing originated in the mid-19th century, derived from the verb bomb, which traces back to the French bombe, a term from Latin bombus, meaning humming or buzzing, likely due to the sound made by early bombs.

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