air raid
noun
: an attack by armed airplanes on a surface target
—usually hyphenated when used attributively
air-raid shelter
Examples of air raid in a Sentence
Much of the city was destroyed in an air raid.
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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.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
In Kryvyi Rih on Monday, an air raid alert interrupted a planned memorial — a reminder of the continuing threat for civilians.
—Yehor Konovalov and Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The lack of social connection exacerbates these challenges, as many schools near frontline areas remain closed, and frequent air raid alarms force students to spend hours underground.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
In cities and towns across Ukraine, the populace has unfortunately grown accustomed to a new normal daily routine of air raid alarms, bomb shelters and power outages, all accompanied by flying missiles, drone strikes and painfully harrowing news of the latest Russian atrocities.
—Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
In Kryvyi Rih on Monday, an air raid alert interrupted a planned memorial — a reminder of the continuing threat for civilians.
—Yehor Konovalov and Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The lack of social connection exacerbates these challenges, as many schools near frontline areas remain closed, and frequent air raid alarms force students to spend hours underground.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
In cities and towns across Ukraine, the populace has unfortunately grown accustomed to a new normal daily routine of air raid alarms, bomb shelters and power outages, all accompanied by flying missiles, drone strikes and painfully harrowing news of the latest Russian atrocities.
—Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20raid. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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