air raid
noun/ˈeə reɪd/
/ˈer reɪd/
- an attack by a number of aircraft dropping many bombs on a place
- The building was demolished in an air raid.
- an air-raid shelter/warning
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAir raid is used before these nouns:- shelter
- siren
- warning
- …
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