air strike
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of air strike
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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The Lebanese health ministry said the Al-Zahraa Hospital had received and treated "a number of those injured in the air strike".
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
An Israeli air strike then damaged the Qasmiye bridge on one of the main routes linking the south to central Lebanon, near the coastal city of Tyre.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
It also comes after Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, broke his silence for the first time as the country’s supreme leader since succeeding his father, Ali Khamenei, was killed in an air strike.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026
An air strike hit a hotel in Hazmieh near Beirut on Wednesday, the first reported Israeli attack on the predominantly Christian area in Beirut's suburbs, near the presidential palace and several embassies.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
While Johnson leaned over the table to look, McNamara pointed out potential targets for an American air strike, mainly North Vietnamese torpedo boat bases along the coast.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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