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    TOSS BOMBING

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     I. (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 bombplay

    Synonyms:

    loft bombing; toss bombing

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    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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