bombing target
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The place or object intended to be hit by bombs.
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- The bridge was identified as a key bombing target.
- During the war, any factory producing munitions became a legitimate bombing target.
- Intelligence reports helped to pinpoint the next bombing target.
- The military planners spent weeks selecting the primary bombing target.
- Unfortunately, the school was located too close to a major bombing target.
- Declassified documents revealed the city was a potential bombing target during the Cold War.
- From the pilot's view, the bombing target appeared as a small dot on the landscape.
- The enemy's constant movement made it difficult to lock onto a stationary bombing target.
- Destroying the enemy's command center was the mission's most critical bombing target.
- Anti-aircraft guns were positioned around every high-value bombing target.