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fly-bombed

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Hit by flying bombs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Croydon was the most fly-bombed area of London, and the nightly (and daily) noise of these doodle-bugs became a menace which had to be endured. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/41/a2913941.shtml

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