airstrike

See also: air strike

English

Etymology

From air +‎ strike.

Pronunciation

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Noun

airstrike (plural airstrikes)

  1. Alternative form of air strike.
    • 2019 June 26, Frederik Pleitgen and Eliza Mackintosh, “US is ‘not in a position to obliterate Iran,’ Iranian foreign minister says”, in CNN‎[1]:
      The US President himself accused Iran of being behind the provocation, threatening airstrikes on Iran last week – but calling them off just minutes before they were to begin.
    • 2025 April 27, Oren Liebermann, Charbel Mallo, Michael Rios, Eyad Kourdi and Dana Karni, “Israeli airstrike rocks southern Beirut after military issues evacuation warning”, in CNN‎[2]:
      An Israeli airstrike rocked southern Beirut on Sunday soon after the military issued an evacuation warning for the Lebanese capital.

Verb

airstrike (third-person singular simple present airstrikes, present participle airstriking, simple past and past participle airstruck or airstriked)

  1. To attack a ground target through the use of aircraft or missiles.

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