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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Demonstrations across the country were briefly halted around 4 p.m. local time when air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and elsewhere, warning of an incoming missile fired from Yemen.
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Rami Amichay, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2025
German researchers recently announced the discovery of 31 shipwrecks, including a possible steamship that was destroyed in a World War II air raid.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The train from Kyiv arrives to air raid sirens on Monday.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
Ukrainians want to live in peace, without nightly air raid sirens.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
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Rami Amichay, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2025
German researchers recently announced the discovery of 31 shipwrecks, including a possible steamship that was destroyed in a World War II air raid.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The train from Kyiv arrives to air raid sirens on Monday.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
Ukrainians want to live in peace, without nightly air raid sirens.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20raid. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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