Bombing of Hamburg in World War II

bombing

— noun an attack by dropping bombs — noun the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists

of Preposition

— Made using. It is a house of cards.

Hamburg

— noun a port city in northern Germany on the Elbe River that was founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century and is today the largest port in Germany; in 1241 it formed an alliance with Lubeck that became the basis for the Hanseatic League

in Preposition

— Used to show that something is inside something else. The cat is in the box. — Used to show that someone is at home, or is available. Is John in? The Doctor is now in. — Used to show movement towards the inside. The rain came in through the window.

world Noun

— The Earth. Our world needs to be cared for. — The . I love you more than anybody else in the world. — The setting of a group of people. They were in their own world as they talked about trains nobody else knew about. — A planet. I wonder if there is life on other worlds.

war Verb

— If you war with someone or something, you fight or battle with them.

II Number

— This is the Roman numeral for two (2). It may be written as II or ii. — II after a name means the second. "Pope John Paul II" is said as "Pope John Paul the second".