air raidnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈeə ˌreɪd/us/ˈer ˌreɪd/an attack by enemy aircraft, usually dropping bombs:
an air raid shelter/siren
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Detonation & bombardment
- airstrike
- blanket bombing
- blitz
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- direct hit
- dive-bomb
- firebomb
- first strike
- go off
- let loose sth idiom
- let sth off
- mine
- shoot
- shoot sth down
- shooting
- strafe
- strike
- strike home idiom
- torpedo
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