bombed-out

American

[bomd-out] / ˈbɒmdˈaʊt /

adjective

destroyed or severely damaged by or as by bombing.

a bombed-out village; a bombed-out economy.

Etymology

Origin of bombed-out

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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In December, an investment firm linked to Kushner ditched plans to build a hotel on the site of Belgrade's bombed-out Yugoslav army headquarters.

From Barron's

In a post-apocalyptic landscape of bombed-out buildings and makeshift camps devastated by recent winter rains, Palestinians who spoke to AFP mostly expressed bitterness.

From Barron's

Doha al-Daya, 32, is staying in the bombed-out shell of her Gaza City home.

From The Wall Street Journal

As World War II ended in the summer of 1945, journalists went looking for the siren of the Pacific in the ruins of bombed-out Tokyo.

From Los Angeles Times

“Are they scrappy? Yes. Are they all working in bombed-out buildings with pliers found on the side of the road? No,” said Justin Zeefe, a founding partner at Los Angeles- and Kyiv-based Green Flag Ventures.

From The Wall Street Journal

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