bombing runs
Aerial assault missions
A bombing run is a flight path an aircraft takes to deliver bombs on a target.
The term emphasizes the deliberate, committed approach—once on a bombing run, the pilot maintains course until weapons release.
Military planners speak of multiple bombing runs when targets require repeated attacks.
The phrase occasionally appears figuratively for any sustained, aggressive effort: The prosecutor made bombing runs on every witness.
- sortieArmed raid outward
- mission briefingPre-task information delivery
- airstrikeAircraft-delivered military attack
- missionPurpose-driven task
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
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- air warfareair strike, airstrike, air raid, fighter escort, dogfight
- Air Combatair strike, airstrikes, fighter pilot, combat aircraft, Sparrow
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- WWI Aviationair combat, aerial combat, dogfights, fighter pilots, ace pilots
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bombing runsground assault
Attack by foot soldiers
hand-to-hand combat · close-quarters combat · ground offensive · trench warfare · boots on the ground
bombing runsair defense
Protection from aerial attack
anti-aircraft fire · missile defense · ceasefire · standing down · retreat
bombing runspeace talks
Formal conflict-resolution discussions
diplomatic negotiations · peace treaty · ceasefire agreement · armistice · humanitarian aid
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