Bombing and Shell

Bombing

Bombing noun - An attack by dropping bombs.
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Synonyms for Bombing

Shell and bombing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shell" instead a verb "Bombing".

Nearby Words: bomb, bombard, bombed, bomber

Shell

Shell verb - To remove the natural covering of.
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Synonyms for Shell

Bombing and shell are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Bombing" with "Shell", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Black Sunday Shell-Shocked Veteran - Lander is a veteran of The Vietnam War, and already unhinged by the beginning of the bombing plot.
  • Useful Notes / Game Boy As mentioned earlier, one Game Boy had it's outer shell fried to a crisp in a gulf war bombing, and it was still able to play a game of Tetris!
  • Big Bulky Bomb Then along came the Iran–Iraq War, and Iraqi used Tu-22 Blinders and FAB-9000s to good effect by toss-bombing them—in other words, by blazing in at supersonic speed, pitching upwards, and then releasing the bomb, which would then fly through the air like a 9000kg artillery shell.
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