air strike

or airstrike

noun

1. the bombing or strafing of a city, enemy force, etc., by military aircraft:

   The air strike devastated the enemy's submarine base.

Word History and Origins

Origin of air strike¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

On Thursday, the Ukrainian city of Dnipro was hit by a Russian air strike which eyewitnesses described as unusual, triggering explosions that went on for three hours.

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A warrant was also issued for Mohammed Deif, although the Israeli military has said he was killed in an air strike in Gaza in July.

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Earlier this week, at least 34 people were killed in an Israeli air strike on a five-storey residential block in Beit Lahia, the local civil defence agency said.

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An Israeli air strike on a five-storey residential block in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza has killed at least 34 people, the local civil defence agency says.

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Trump also ordered the air strike which killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani in 2020.

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Related Words

• air attack
• air raid
• shelling