noun
carpet bombing
Military term for a large-scale bombing tactic that covers a wide area, often with many bombs dropped in a pattern like a carpet.
第二次世界大戦では、絨毯爆撃が多くの都市を破壊した。
During World War II, carpet bombing destroyed many cities.
空爆 is a general term for aerial bombing, while 絨毯爆撃 specifically refers to the carpet bombing tactic.
Compound of 絨毯 (jūtan, 'carpet') and 爆撃 (bakugeki, 'bombing'), calque of English 'carpet bombing'.