"terrorbomb" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: terrorbombs [present, singular, third-person], terrorbombing [participle, present], terrorbombed [participle, past], terrorbombed [past]
Etymology: terror + bomb Etymology templates: {{compound|en|terror|bomb}} terror + bomb Head templates: {{en-verb}} terrorbomb (third-person singular simple present terrorbombs, present participle terrorbombing, simple past and past participle terrorbombed)
  1. (military) To bomb (chiefly civilian areas) with the intention of instilling terror and decreasing morale. Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: terror-bomb, terror bomb
    Sense id: en-terrorbomb-en-verb-CaDXgOpY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

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