carpet-bombv.

Brit.

/ˈkɑːpɪtbɒm/, U.S.

/ˈkɑrpətˌbɑm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: carpet n., bomb v.

Etymology: < carpet n. + bomb v. Compare carpet bombing n.

1. transitive. Military. To bomb extensively and systematically, with the aim of causing widespread damage as opposed to destroying a specific target. Also fig.: to cause great damage to; to destroy. Cf. carpet n. 3e.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > attack with aircraft [verb (transitive)] > drop (bombs) > bomb > heavily

plaster1914

saturate1918

coventrate1940

paste1942

carpet-bomb1944

saturation-bomb1950

1944 Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 4 Jan. 11/3 Second front Generalissimo Dwight D. Eisenhower already has summoned Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder..to clear the skies and carpet bomb the land defenses of Hitler's continental fortress.

1956 C. P. Rómulo & M. M. Gray Magsaysay Story 65 They were planning to carpet bomb the whole province, but I was able to assure them there was no need for that. We had destroyed the enemy.

1972 Washington Post 29 Dec. a1/5 Khamthien and adjacent streets were ‘carpet bombed by planes including B-52s which ploughed up a strip about a mile long and several hundred yards wide.’

1973 Harvard Crimson 27 Feb. 2/2 The President has decided to carpet-bomb the Federal budget, demolishing nearly every major social program inaugurated since the Eisenhower administration.

1991 Time 4 Feb. 48/1 As the battle grinds on in the gulf, thoughts of a quick solution irresistibly spring to mind. Why not..carpet bomb the Iraqis to kingdom come?

2001 M. Steel Reasons to be Cheerful xviii. 215 As a goodbye wave, the Americans carpet bombed the road to Basra, killing between 10,000 and 50,000 conscripted soldiers.

2. transitive. To subject to excessive, persistent, or indiscriminate attention or publicity; to inundate with.

ΚΠ

1977 New Review Jan.–Feb. 78/1 Writers are so carpet-bombed with prizes..that they need to be really bad or unlucky to avoid picking up something.

1991 New Yorker 28 Oct. 94/3 It was Porter who carpet bombed pop music with the names of the great and near-great of city culture.

2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 26 Dec. ii. 34/3 Two networks used heavily viewed sports events to carpet-bomb viewers with promotions for new program lineups.

2010 Independent 25 Feb. 37/2 He has been made deputy chairman of the party, accompanies William Hague on visits to foreign leaders, and is paying for marginal constituencies to be carpet-bombed with Tory election materials.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	carpet-bomb
释义	carpet-bombv. Brit. /ˈkɑːpɪtbɒm/, U.S. /ˈkɑrpətˌbɑm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: carpet n., bomb v. Etymology: < carpet n. + bomb v. Compare carpet bombing n. 1. transitive. Military. To bomb extensively and systematically, with the aim of causing widespread damage as opposed to destroying a specific target. Also fig.: to cause great damage to; to destroy. Cf. carpet n. 3e. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > attack with aircraft [verb (transitive)] > drop (bombs) > bomb > heavily plaster1914 saturate1918 coventrate1940 paste1942 carpet-bomb1944 saturation-bomb1950 1944 Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 4 Jan. 11/3 Second front Generalissimo Dwight D. Eisenhower already has summoned Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder..to clear the skies and carpet bomb the land defenses of Hitler's continental fortress. 1956 C. P. Rómulo & M. M. Gray Magsaysay Story 65 They were planning to carpet bomb the whole province, but I was able to assure them there was no need for that. We had destroyed the enemy. 1972 Washington Post 29 Dec. a1/5 Khamthien and adjacent streets were ‘carpet bombed by planes including B-52s which ploughed up a strip about a mile long and several hundred yards wide.’ 1973 Harvard Crimson 27 Feb. 2/2 The President has decided to carpet-bomb the Federal budget, demolishing nearly every major social program inaugurated since the Eisenhower administration. 1991 Time 4 Feb. 48/1 As the battle grinds on in the gulf, thoughts of a quick solution irresistibly spring to mind. Why not..carpet bomb the Iraqis to kingdom come? 2001 M. Steel Reasons to be Cheerful xviii. 215 As a goodbye wave, the Americans carpet bombed the road to Basra, killing between 10,000 and 50,000 conscripted soldiers. 2. transitive. To subject to excessive, persistent, or indiscriminate attention or publicity; to inundate with. ΚΠ 1977 New Review Jan.–Feb. 78/1 Writers are so carpet-bombed with prizes..that they need to be really bad or unlucky to avoid picking up something. 1991 New Yorker 28 Oct. 94/3 It was Porter who carpet bombed pop music with the names of the great and near-great of city culture. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 26 Dec. ii. 34/3 Two networks used heavily viewed sports events to carpet-bomb viewers with promotions for new program lineups. 2010 Independent 25 Feb. 37/2 He has been made deputy chairman of the party, accompanies William Hague on visits to foreign leaders, and is paying for marginal constituencies to be carpet-bombed with Tory election materials. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1944
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