1. In Italy, the air power prophet General Giulio Douhet asserted the basic principle of strategic bombing was the offensive, and there was no defence against carpet bombing and poison gas attacks.

2. Bombardment: 1 n an attack by dropping bombs Synonyms: bombing Types: show 4 types hide 4 types bombing run that part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the release of the bombs area bombing , carpet bombing , saturation bombing an extensive and systematic bombing intended