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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At the museum, a peephole and headphones allow visitors to see and hear an old air raid siren used on Morris Field.
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
But there was an initial missile salvo from Iran early this morning Israel time, just as the sun was coming up and air raid sirens wailed.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 25 June 2025
Early Monday morning, the network star was in the middle of conversation with CNN’s chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward and Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond when air raid sirens signaled an imminent threat in the area.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 June 2025
Despite the dramatic nature of the air raid, few in Washington expressed an appetite for a prolonged U.S. war with Iran and echoed Israel’s interest in a truce after deeming its initial operations a success.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
But there was an initial missile salvo from Iran early this morning Israel time, just as the sun was coming up and air raid sirens wailed.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 25 June 2025
Early Monday morning, the network star was in the middle of conversation with CNN’s chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward and Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond when air raid sirens signaled an imminent threat in the area.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 June 2025
Despite the dramatic nature of the air raid, few in Washington expressed an appetite for a prolonged U.S. war with Iran and echoed Israel’s interest in a truce after deeming its initial operations a success.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20raid. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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