- air strike
- noun
: an air attack
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the bombing or strafing of a city, enemy force, etc., by military aircraft: The air strike devastated the enemy's submarine base. Also, airstrike.[1940-45]* * *
air strike nounAn attack with aircraft• • •Main Entry: ↑air* * *
an attack in which one or more planes drop bombs on a placeThesaurus: military or armed attackhyponym* * *
to attack with aircraft: »Our President's refusal…to airstrike the Serbian artillery is dismaying (William Safire).
air strike,an attack by aircraft upon a target: »130 guerrillas had been killed, 100 of them by immediate air strikes (New York Times).
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n. an attack made by aircraft* * *
noun, pl ⋯ strikes [count]: an attack in which military airplanes drop bombsThe strategy calls for air strikes on key targets.
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an attack made by aircraft
Useful english dictionary. 2012.