bombsite
nounEtymology From bomb + site.
1
A place where a bomb has exploded.
- Postwar London remained pockmarked with bombsites for many years.
2
Colloquial A very messy place.
- All around the neatly arranged victim, the sitting room was a bombsite. Ornaments had been sent tumbling from the shelves , and the ground was littered with the debris of shattered porcelain animals. In the foreground of the photograph were the splintered remains of a pink poodle barometer promising fair weather.2017, Sophie Hénaff, The Awkward Squad:
- The kitchen was a bombsite—-unwashed dishes, food scraps and mess everywhere.2023, Jeff Apter, Chasing the Dragon: The Life and Death of Marc Hunter:
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- Look, if you don't fancy the doctors' quarters, come home with me. The place is a bombsite, what with packing for the trip, but […]2024, Alison Roberts, The Doctor's Promise: