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.
Recent Examples on the Web Ayal Margolin/Reuters Secretary Blinken’s message On Tuesday morning about 2 million people in central Israel, including Tel Aviv, awoke to the sound of air raid sirens after Hezbollah fired rockets deep into the country, all of which were intercepted. Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2024 Hezbollah meanwhile fired more rockets into Israel, including two that set off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv before being intercepted. Mohammed Zaatari and Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024 The air raid on central Beirut—the deadliest in over a year of war—apparently targeted two residential buildings in separate neighborhoods simultaneously, according to an AP photographer at the scene. Bilal Hussein, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024 Hezbollah kept up rocket fire into Israel on Thursday, setting off air raid sirens in parts of northern Israel. Bilal Hussein, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for air raid 

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Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of air raid was in 1909

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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20raid. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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air raid

noun
: an attack by armed airplanes on a surface target

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