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 attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 was a surprise air raid by Japan on the U.S. during World War II.
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Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
Saturday’s massive air raid follows a drone attack Friday that killed four people and coincided with the final day of a large-scale prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 25 May 2025
The air raid alert in Kyiv lasted more than seven hours, warning of incoming missiles and drones.
—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
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Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
Saturday’s massive air raid follows a drone attack Friday that killed four people and coincided with the final day of a large-scale prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 25 May 2025
The air raid alert in Kyiv lasted more than seven hours, warning of incoming missiles and drones.
—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
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“Air raid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20raid. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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