air raid
noun
: an attack by armed airplanes on a surface target
—usually hyphenated when used attributively
air-raid shelter
Examples of air raid in a Sentence
Much of the city was destroyed in an air raid.
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No casualties have been reported from the attack either, which saw air raid sirens sound for over eight hours, Kravchenko added.
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Niamh Kennedy and Maria Kostenko, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
His wife and two children under age 5 were killed in an Israeli air raid in 2014.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
The trailer’s release this week coinciding with annual air raid drills which aim to prepare Taiwan’s 23 million residents in the event of an invasion by the Chinese military.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 26 July 2024
The capital's air raid sirens began sounding before midnight, and the threat lasted for more than nine hours, Popko said.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2024
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Niamh Kennedy and Maria Kostenko, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
His wife and two children under age 5 were killed in an Israeli air raid in 2014.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
The trailer’s release this week coinciding with annual air raid drills which aim to prepare Taiwan’s 23 million residents in the event of an invasion by the Chinese military.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 26 July 2024
The capital's air raid sirens began sounding before midnight, and the threat lasted for more than nine hours, Popko said.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20raid. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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