"mail bombing" meaning in All languages combined

See mail bombing on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: mail bombings [plural]
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  1. The act of sending a mail bomb; an attack by a mail bomb.
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Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} mail bombing
  1. present participle and gerund of mail bomb Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: mail bomb
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