air raid
noun1
An attack on a surface target by aircraft.
- Air raids on London, which first began on an intensive scale on September 7, occasioned a certain amount of disorganisation to transport services of all kinds.1940 December, “Railways and the War—III”, in Railway Magazine, pages 629–630:
- The L.N.E.R. locomotive damaged beyond repair in the air raid on York, on April 29, 1942, was No. 4469, Sir Ralph Wedgewood, a class "A 4" Pacific.1946 November and December, “The Why and The Wherefore: Destruction of Locomotive No. 4469, L.N.E.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 391:
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- 1984, Steve Harris, "Aces High", Iron Maiden, Powerslave. There goes the siren that warns of the air raid / Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak / Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne / Got to get up for the coming attack.
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American football, Ball games, Football, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A passing-heavy offensive scheme based on a shotgun formation with four wide receivers and a single running back.
- Derived terms
- air raiding, air-raid shelter, air raid siren, air-raid tea
- Related terms
- air strike