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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She had been given the day off from school due to feeling unwell and from lack of sleep from the air raid sirens that had gone off earlier that night.
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Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
Blasts lit up the night sky and echoed across the city as air raid sirens wailed.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
After 12 days of missile strikes, air raids, and near-regional catastrophe, a ceasefire has taken hold between Iran, Israel, and the United States.
—Jila Andalib, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
At the museum, a peephole and headphones allow visitors to see and hear an old air raid siren used on Morris Field.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
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Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
Blasts lit up the night sky and echoed across the city as air raid sirens wailed.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
After 12 days of missile strikes, air raids, and near-regional catastrophe, a ceasefire has taken hold between Iran, Israel, and the United States.
—Jila Andalib, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
At the museum, a peephole and headphones allow visitors to see and hear an old air raid siren used on Morris Field.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for air raid
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20raid. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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