air raid

nounaerial bombardment

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noun aerial bombardment

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Word Origin & History

1914, from air (n.1) + raid (n.); originally in reference to British attacks Sept. 22, 1914, on Zeppelin bases at Cologne and Düsseldorf in World War I. The German word is Fliegerangriff "aviator-attack," and if Old English had survived into the 20th century our word instead might be fleogendeongrype.

Example Sentences for air raid

As we were putting them into the vans the signal came that an air raid was on.

Yet before their soup had been fairly served an air raid was upon them.

A woman was taken to an asylum a raving lunatic after an air raid.

The sequel of this first air raid was long a subject of discussion.

"A good night for a German air raid," said one of the officers.

The air raid was over at 10, so our patients were allowed to return.

An air raid on the German lines by a fleet of these machines had been planned.

Perhaps there had been a German air raid under cover of the mist.

The town hadn't had an air raid for weeks, and it looked a port of peace.

I heard in the morning that he had slept through an air raid!

air raid

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air campaign

bombing

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bombing

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air campaign