air strike
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of air strike
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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A Hezbollah flag had been put on what was left of the façade of his grocery, destroyed after an Israeli air strike hit the building next door last month.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Iran confirmed on Monday that Revolutionary Guards commander Alireza Tangsiri had been killed, days after Israel said it targeted him in an air strike.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 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
Satellite images viewed by AFP showed partially burned areas near the runway and damaged roofs, suggesting an air strike.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
But that would give the Soviets time to fire whatever missiles the air strike had missed.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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