bombing run
Example Sentences
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They observed the bombing run from a distance and rushed to the village to offer assistance.
From Seattle Times
The proliferation of surface-to-air missiles on both sides has ensured that air combat and bombing runs are rare compared to the grinding artillery battles that have come to define the war.
From New York Times
But the proliferation of surface-to-air missiles on both sides has ensured that air combat and bombing runs are relatively rare.
From New York Times
The Free Burma Rangers said their volunteers watched from a distance as jets made two bombing runs on Thursday over Lay Wah, one of the attacked villages in Karen state’s Mutraw district, also called Papun.
From Seattle Times
In all, Iraqi warplanes flew seven bombing runs.
From New York Times
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