"bounce rubble" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bounces rubble [present, singular, third-person], bouncing rubble [participle, present], bounced rubble [participle, past], bounced rubble [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bounce rubble (third-person singular simple present bounces rubble, present participle bouncing rubble, simple past and past participle bounced rubble)
  1. (military, informal) To bomb a target that has already been severely bombed, so that little further damage is possible. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: bounce the rubble
    Sense id: en-bounce_rubble-en-verb-0E3V1DvE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

Alternative forms

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