air raid

noun

1. a raid by aircraft, especially for bombing a particular area.

air raid

noun

1. 1. an attack by hostile aircraft
   2. ( as modifier )

      an air-raid shelter

Other Words From

• air-raid adjective
• air raider noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of air raid¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Just last week, Ukrainian protesters interrupted a speech by Yulia Navalnaya in Lisbon, playing the sound of air raid sirens and demanding that she condemn the war, which she did.

From BBC

These are air raid sirens, screams and howls.

From Salon

The Ukrainian Premier League match went ahead as planned, but was interrupted in the 51st minute, external after an air raid alert, with the remainder of the game postponed to a later date.

From BBC

Even before the air raid siren sounded, our phones blared with a new Israeli alert system, deployed for the first time, directing us to take shelter until further notice.

From Los Angeles Times

“As soon as we heard the air raid, we came out of the building running, children were screaming, sometimes you feel your heart is going to stop,” one man said.

From BBC

Related Words

• air attack
• bombing run