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.
Recent Examples on the Web
At the end of the tour, visitors climb down a steep staircase into the unfinished bunker, where curators have added sounds and ground vibrations to simulate the experience of an air raid.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
In the regional center of Belgorod, a Russian city with a population of more than 300,000, which lies just 40 km (25 miles) from the border, a Reuters reporter said air raid sirens had become an almost daily occurrence.
—Andy Carey, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Volodymyr, a relative, said the family usually hid in the garden cellar when there were air raids.
—Carlotta Gall Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024
Booms and air raid sirens sounded across Israel early Sunday after Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle East closer to a regionwide war.
—Joseph Federman, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2024
Instead, air raid alarms would be sent directly to mobile devices.
—Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
The rescue came amid an overnight air raid on the southern town of Rafah, which is packed with some 1.4 million people, most of whom fled their homes elsewhere in Gaza to escape fighting.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2024
Another video, recorded moments later, shows the same drone veering left as loud air raid sirens muffle the propeller’s noise.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
There came a night every fall when there was either a spooky air raid underway or Grand Avenue Ford was about to pull the canvases off the new models.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2024
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
In the regional center of Belgorod, a Russian city with a population of more than 300,000, which lies just 40 km (25 miles) from the border, a Reuters reporter said air raid sirens had become an almost daily occurrence.
—Andy Carey, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Volodymyr, a relative, said the family usually hid in the garden cellar when there were air raids.
—Carlotta Gall Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024
Booms and air raid sirens sounded across Israel early Sunday after Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle East closer to a regionwide war.
—Joseph Federman, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2024
Instead, air raid alarms would be sent directly to mobile devices.
—Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
The rescue came amid an overnight air raid on the southern town of Rafah, which is packed with some 1.4 million people, most of whom fled their homes elsewhere in Gaza to escape fighting.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2024
Another video, recorded moments later, shows the same drone veering left as loud air raid sirens muffle the propeller’s noise.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
There came a night every fall when there was either a spooky air raid underway or Grand Avenue Ford was about to pull the canvases off the new models.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2024
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20raid. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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