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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Hezbollah fired missiles deep into Israel, setting off air raid sirens in central Israel and its commercial hub Tel Aviv, as interception blasts sounded as far as Jerusalem.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Volunteering while stuck in Israel While waiting for a flight out, the couple has been volunteering in Israel, even as air raid sirens occasionally send people rushing to shelters.
—Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Israel announced multiple incoming missile attacks as air raid sirens blared in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Why are there no functioning air raid sirens?
—Pegah Banihashemi, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Volunteering while stuck in Israel While waiting for a flight out, the couple has been volunteering in Israel, even as air raid sirens occasionally send people rushing to shelters.
—Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Israel announced multiple incoming missile attacks as air raid sirens blared in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Why are there no functioning air raid sirens?
—Pegah Banihashemi, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20raid. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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