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 underground world of caves is remarkably diverse, serving various purposes such as storage, industrial work, living quarters, burial sites, tanneries, and shelters during air raids.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
But the harsh realities of war are never far as events sometimes are paused during air raid alerts when people move to shelters.
—Flora Bigham, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
The boat sails from Genoa in complete darkness, a precaution against air raids.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Four years ago Natalia Bozhko sat in a basement, listening to air raid sirens, as tanks rumbled through the streets of Kyiv.
—Mariia Yastreba, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
But the harsh realities of war are never far as events sometimes are paused during air raid alerts when people move to shelters.
—Flora Bigham, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
The boat sails from Genoa in complete darkness, a precaution against air raids.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Four years ago Natalia Bozhko sat in a basement, listening to air raid sirens, as tanks rumbled through the streets of Kyiv.
—Mariia Yastreba, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20raid. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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