parabombing

English

Etymology

From para- +‎ bombing.

Noun

parabombing (uncountable)

1. (slang) Bombing by parachute.
   • 1951, Air University Quarterly Review - Volumes 5-6:

     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.

   • 1997 April 15, Ashton Szabo, “Cool counterstrike feature”, in alt.games.redalert (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.

   • 2002 February 15, Jason O'Rourke, “GOOD NEWS! PADI sues Diver Link”, in rec.scuba (Usenet):

     For that matter, we're really in trouble when terrorists take to suicide parabombing.

   • 2010 January 16, presidentbyamendment, “Haiti plan”, in alt.politics (Usenet):

     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.