What is another word for area bombing?
Pronunciation: [ˈe͡əɹi͡ə bˈɒmɪŋ] (IPA) 
Area bombing, also known as saturation bombing or carpet bombing, is a military tactic that entails delivering a large-scale aerial bombardment of a specific territory or city with the goal of destroying enemy installations and creating chaos within the population. Alternative synonyms for the term area bombing include blanket bombing, mass bombing, and heavy bombing, amongst others. Each of these terms describes the same act of bombing with the intention of causing significant damage to a wide-range area. The significant scale of the bombing involved in the tactic has led to widespread condemnation due to the collateral damage and loss of human life that it often causes.
