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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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
On Saturday both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the US embassy in Kyiv issued warnings about the risk of a major Russian airstrike in the coming hours.
From Barron's ● May 24, 2026
If, at times, the narrative structure sags and the character portraits blur, it’s in service to the immensity of hope and defiance extinguished by the airstrike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 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
