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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBombing Run
/ˈbɒm.ɪŋ rʌn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A flight path taken by an aircraft to drop bombs on a target.
"The fighter jet executed a precise bombing run over the enemy base." - 2
The act of conducting a bombing mission, particularly in a military context.
"The squadron completed several bombing runs during the operation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'bombing run' originates from military aviation terminology, combining 'bombing', derived from the Middle English 'bommen', meaning to drop bombs, and 'run', which refers to a flight path or course taken during an attack. The phrase gained prominence during World War II as aerial warfare tactics evolved.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bombing Run" is said worldwide
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course de bombardement
Transliteration: kours de bombarmã
"L'avion a effectué un cours de bombardement sur la cible."
Bombenlauf
Transliteration: Bomenlauf
"Das Flugzeug führte einen Bombenlauf über das Ziel durch."
corsa di bombardamento
Transliteration: korsa di bombarmã
"L'aereo ha eseguito una corsa di bombardamento sul bersaglio."
carrera de bombardeo
Transliteration: karrera de bombardeo
"El avión realizó una carrera de bombardeo sobre el objetivo."
corrida de bombardeio
Transliteration: korida de bombardeio
"O avião fez uma corrida de bombardeio sobre o alvo."
बमबारी दौड़
Transliteration: bambari daud
"विमान ने लक्ष्य पर बमबारी दौड़ की।"
轰炸飞行
Transliteration: hōngzhà fēixíng
"飞机对目标进行了轰炸飞行。"
폭격 비행
Transliteration: pokgyeok bihaeng
"비행기는 목표에 대한 폭격 비행을 수행했습니다."
爆撃飛行
Transliteration: bakugeki hikō
"飛行機は目標に対して爆撃飛行を行いました。"
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