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 air raid alert in Kyiv lasted more than seven hours, warning of incoming missiles and drones.
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Illia Novikov, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
See treasures Excavations near the Ciutadella Park also uncovered an air raid shelter built in 1938 during the Spanish Civil War to protect workers at an old fish market, archaeologists said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
Days after the deal between the U.S. and the Houthis — and despite a two-day Israeli assault on Houthi targets — a missile from Yemen again set off air raid sirens in Israel.
—Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
What to know The Astra channel said that Tokarev, head of the military medical commission of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Sevastopol, got frightened during an air raid alarm overnight on May 1 sparked by a Ukrainian drone barrage.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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Illia Novikov, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
See treasures Excavations near the Ciutadella Park also uncovered an air raid shelter built in 1938 during the Spanish Civil War to protect workers at an old fish market, archaeologists said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
Days after the deal between the U.S. and the Houthis — and despite a two-day Israeli assault on Houthi targets — a missile from Yemen again set off air raid sirens in Israel.
—Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
What to know The Astra channel said that Tokarev, head of the military medical commission of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Sevastopol, got frightened during an air raid alarm overnight on May 1 sparked by a Ukrainian drone barrage.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20raid. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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