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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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roadside bombing
I keep hearing the term roadside bombing. Does the word roadside describe the location the bomb explodes? If so, the bomb goes off beside the road and a vehicle travelling on the road suffers less impact than if the bomb were on the road.
What do you think?
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What do you think?
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e they may be more easily concealable there. " (Wikipedia)
- e they may be more easily concealable there.
- " (Wikipedia)
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I think it's a big blast and deadly from whatever position; secreting the explosives may be more effective at the edge of the road, i.e they may be more easily concealable there. "IEDs are often placed on the curb of roads so as to detonate at passing vehicles or pedestrians, and so are sometimes known as roadside bombs." (Wikipedia)
I think it's a big blast and deadly from whatever position; secreting the explosives may be more effective at the edge of the road, i.e they may be more easily concealable there. "IEDs are often placed on the curb of roads so as to detonate at passing vehicles or pedestrians, and so are sometimes known as roadside bombs." (Wikipedia)
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I think you're right. "Roadside" refers to the location of the bomb. If it was on the road, it would have been easily detected, I guess.
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