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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In 1942 soon after the United States entered World War II, many people believed that Los Angeles was under an air attack by Japan when no air raid happened at all.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
Russia used 653 drones and 51 missiles in the wide-reaching attack, which triggered air raid alerts across the country and came as Ukraine marked Armed Forces Day, the country's air force said Saturday morning.
—CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Russia used 653 drones and 51 missiles in the overnight attack on Ukraine, triggering air raid alerts across the country.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Dec. 2025
Overnight Friday, there were air raid alerts across the whole of Ukraine, whose authorities said that a mass missile and drone attack had killed at least two people injured 27 others injured.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
Russia used 653 drones and 51 missiles in the wide-reaching attack, which triggered air raid alerts across the country and came as Ukraine marked Armed Forces Day, the country's air force said Saturday morning.
—CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Russia used 653 drones and 51 missiles in the overnight attack on Ukraine, triggering air raid alerts across the country.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Dec. 2025
Overnight Friday, there were air raid alerts across the whole of Ukraine, whose authorities said that a mass missile and drone attack had killed at least two people injured 27 others injured.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20raid. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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