air strike
noun
: an attack in which military airplanes drop bombs
The strategy calls for air strikes on key targets.
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Advertisement Vehicles move along a highway past a war memorial statue and a billboard depicting Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who was killed in an air strike on February 28, with plumes of black smoke billowing, in Tehran on March 8, 2026.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 8 Mar. 2026
Officials and activists from across Southeast Michigan were in downtown Detroit in front of the federal building on Wednesday, condemning the air strike on Iran.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
You were imprisoned in Evin Prison in June, and your ward was bombarded by an Israeli air strike.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
In choosing Grok, Hegseth has selected the tool of war which best mirrors his own darkest impulses — one that will reflect back on every air strike without a hint of remorse.
—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 14, Futurism, 14 Jan. 2026
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 8 Mar. 2026
Officials and activists from across Southeast Michigan were in downtown Detroit in front of the federal building on Wednesday, condemning the air strike on Iran.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
You were imprisoned in Evin Prison in June, and your ward was bombarded by an Israeli air strike.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
In choosing Grok, Hegseth has selected the tool of war which best mirrors his own darkest impulses — one that will reflect back on every air strike without a hint of remorse.
—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 14, Futurism, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Air strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20strike. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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