air raid
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of air raid
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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She is among an increasing number of Ukrainian passengers facing disruption and long delays, as air raid alerts trigger emergency evacuations far from the battlegrounds of the east.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
A low, pulsing electronic tone on the platform interrupts her, announcing the next air raid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
New metro operating rules during air raid alerts are being introduced in an attempt to improve the situation.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Black smoke and flames rose near Riyadh's international airport on Saturday, as a flight tracking website reported cancellations and delays at the hub, hours after Saudi authorities issued an air raid alert.
From Barron's
There had never been an air raid in Port Harcourt and it made no sense that there would be one now, when Port Harcourt was about to fall and the vandals were shelling close by.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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