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parabombing en · NOUN

Etymology

From para- + bombing.

Meanings

  1. (slang, uncountable) Bombing by parachute.
    • Now they need to do that, and set up a parabombing center at the nearest functional airport and drop every sugar-based soda in the Caribean on the place. 2010 January 16, presidentbyamendment, “Haiti plan”, in alt.politics (Usenet):
    • I was playing Lunar Base Skirmish the other nite for a bit, and while I still couldn't use many of these new units allies were able to build things like parabombing yaks, dogs, and other stuff. 1997 April 15, Ashton Szabo, “Cool counterstrike feature”, in alt.games.redalert (Usenet):
    • For that matter, we're really in trouble when terrorists take to suicide parabombing. 2002 February 15, Jason O'Rourke, “GOOD NEWS! PADI sues Diver Link”, in rec.scuba (Usenet):
    • Released from altitudes of 100 feet or less, the bombs dropped by B-26's in Korea have demonstrated the accuracy possible in low-level parabombing. 1951, Air University Quarterly Review - Volumes 5-6: