air strike
noun
the bombing or strafing of a city, enemy force, etc., by military aircraft.
airstrike
-
a variation of
air strike.
Example Sentences
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Another shows Qassem Soleimani, the former commander of Iran’s Quds Force who was killed in a U.S. airstrike in 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Her husband was Abu Omar Saraqeb, who commanded a coalition of Islamist and jihadist factions that took control of Idlib in 2015 and was killed in an airstrike the following year.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Iran team twice acknowledged victims of the airstrike during the Iran national anthem before warmup matches in March.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
An alleged militant camp in Sokoto state was the target of a US airstrike on 25 December last year.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
An overnight airstrike hit the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, home to the Taliban government's supreme leader, a resident told AFP early Thursday.
From Barron's
