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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The song incorporates music, spoken word, clips of a Vietnamese woman crying out for her son, and the sound of air raid sirens.
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Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
In Ukraine, air raid sirens sounded across the country on Monday morning.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
After the announcement, Zelenskyy posted on X that air raid alerts were ringing out across Ukraine, adding that Russian attack drones were detected in the skies.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The move appeared to be scoffed at by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who said shortly after the announcement that air raid alerts were ringing out across Ukraine.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
In Ukraine, air raid sirens sounded across the country on Monday morning.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
After the announcement, Zelenskyy posted on X that air raid alerts were ringing out across Ukraine, adding that Russian attack drones were detected in the skies.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The move appeared to be scoffed at by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who said shortly after the announcement that air raid alerts were ringing out across Ukraine.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20raid. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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