skip-bomb

• Verbe désuet signifiant bombarder une cible en faisant ricocher la bombe à la surface de l'eau ; technique utilisée dans la guerre aérienne.

An obsolete verb meaning to bomb a target by skipping a bomb across the surface of water, a technique used in aerial warfare.

1. Attack with delayed release bombsC2formaltechnical

   To attack a target by dropping bombs that bounce or skip across the surface of water or ground before hitting the target, typically used in military aviation.

   bombarder en ricochet

   • The pilot was trained to skip-bomb enemy ships during the war.
   • They used a special technique to skip-bomb the dam.
   • The squadron successfully skip-bombed the supply convoy.