air raid
noun
: an attack by armed airplanes on a surface target
—usually hyphenated when used attributively
air-raid shelter
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Much of the city was destroyed in an air raid.
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All the excitement that Longo’s variation of an air raid offense brought quickly fizzled.
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Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Paleontologists have identified a new species of dinosaur from a fossil destroyed during a World World II air raid — not by examining ancient remains, but by poring over photos of them.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Its military has been depleted by Israeli air raids and its proxy forces in Lebanon decimated from fighting with Israel, current and former U.S. officials said.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
An air raid klaxon that needed to be sounded very loudly in Shi’s office.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Paleontologists have identified a new species of dinosaur from a fossil destroyed during a World World II air raid — not by examining ancient remains, but by poring over photos of them.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Its military has been depleted by Israeli air raids and its proxy forces in Lebanon decimated from fighting with Israel, current and former U.S. officials said.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
An air raid klaxon that needed to be sounded very loudly in Shi’s office.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20raid. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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