skip-bomb

American

[skip-bom] / ˈskɪpˌbɒm /

verb (used with object)

Military.

to attack (a target) by skip bombing.

Etymology

Origin of skip-bomb

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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The Dutch underground smuggled an S O S to London, and the R.A.F. got its assignment: to skip-bomb the building at rooftop level, destroy it utterly, leave the adjoining houses as nearly intact as possible.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, when the promotions of eight other reserve colonels came up for approval by the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Smith quickly zoomed in to skip-bomb the biggest target in sight: lanky Cinemactor James Stewart, 49.

From Time Magazine Archive

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