a raid undertaken in order to instil terror, esp. as part of a campaign of terror bombing.
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释义 | society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > [noun] > air operation > bombing raid > type of (8) terror raid1917 a raid undertaken in order to instil terror, esp. as part of a campaign of terror bombing. blitzkrieg1939 (See blitz, n.) blitz1940 An attack or offensive launched suddenly with great violence with the object of reducing the defences immediately; spec. an air-raid or a series of… fire-blitz1940 an aerial attack with incendiary bombs, spec. a German air raid of this type conducted against Britain in the Second World War (1939–45); see blitz… fire-raid1940 an air raid with incendiary bombs. Baedeker raid1942 one of a series of raids by the German Air Force in April and May of 1942 upon places of cultural and historical importance in Britain. nuisance raid1942 a wartime attack involving nuisance bombing; also in extended use. thunderbolt raid1943 a short-lived but heavy air-raid. |
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