noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a bombing raid
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Bombing raids had destroyed most of the country's oil refineries.
a terrorist attack/bombing/act
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More than 50 people were injured in the terrorist attack.
a wave of violence/attacks/bombings
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The incident triggered a wave of violence.
indiscriminate attacks/killing/violence/bombing etc
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terrorists responsible for indiscriminate killing
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
allied
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Not only were they hungry, but they also felt defenceless against more allied bombing .
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The medium was also used for projecting news stories like the Allied bombing of the Ameriyah bunker near Baghdad.
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Here the four powers had carved themselves out oddly shaped zones amongst the rubble and devastation left by the Allied bombing .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
saturation bombing
suicide attack/mission/bombing etc
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As Delbert saw it, they went on suicide missions, which was just the kind of action he wanted.
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His suicide mission came as a surprise to more people than just his family.
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The powers-that-be decide to send you on a suicide mission - nice peeps, aren't they?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And the bombing continues as we go to press.
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Apart from the low altitude bombing , the mission was considered routine.
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Four other sources provided documents and information, mainly about warnings received before the bombing .
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Last night's bombing had caught her unawares in the West End.
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The bombing lasted for two nights.
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The area was deserted and still devastated from the wartime bombing and seemed an ideal starting point.
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The first bombing was at Bianconese, very near Fontevivo, and it took place at the end of September 1943.
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We in Fontanellato were not afraid because we thought that apart from houses and farms we had nothing worth bombing .