air strike
noun
: an attack in which military airplanes drop bombs
The strategy calls for air strikes on key targets.
Examples of air strike in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
In April last year, Iran said an Israeli air strike on an Iranian consulate building in Syria had killed several officials in the Revolutionary Guard Corps.
—
Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 May 2025
Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that civilians had been killed on Monday in an Israeli air strike in central Gaza, citing unspecified local medical sources.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Fatima was killed April 16 in an Israeli air strike on her home in northern Gaza, alongside 10 members of her family.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Hamas forced Yarden to be filmed while a fellow Israeli captive was coerced into telling him that his wife and sons had been killed by an Israeli air strike.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for air strike
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 May 2025
Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that civilians had been killed on Monday in an Israeli air strike in central Gaza, citing unspecified local medical sources.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Fatima was killed April 16 in an Israeli air strike on her home in northern Gaza, alongside 10 members of her family.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Hamas forced Yarden to be filmed while a fellow Israeli captive was coerced into telling him that his wife and sons had been killed by an Israeli air strike.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for air strike
Cite this Entry
“Air strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20strike. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share