an air raid
111raid — /rayd/, n. 1. a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring. 2. Mil. a sudden attack on the enemy, as by air or by a small land force. 3. a vigorous, large scale effort to lure away a… …
112Air force — An air force, also known in some countries as an air army or historically an army air corps , is in the broadest sense, the national military or armed service that primarily conducts aerial warfare. The term air force may also refer to a tactical …
113air — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 gas/space ADJECTIVE ▪ hot, warm ▪ chill, cold, cool, crisp ▪ clean, clear …
114Air Force — noun the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space • Syn: ↑United States Air Force, ↑U. S. Air Force, ↑US Air Force, ↑USAF • Hypernyms: ↑agency, ↑federal… …
115air force — noun the airborne branch of a country s armed forces (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑airforce • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine …
116Raid on Entebbe (film) — Infobox Film name = Raid on Entebbe caption = imdb id = 0076594 amg id = 1:40110 director = Irvin Kershner writer = Barry Beckerman starring = Peter Finch Charles Bronson Yaphet Kotto James Woods Robert Loggia producer = Daniel H. Blatt Edgar J.… …
117Raid on Alexandria (1941) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Raid on Alexandria (1941) caption:Italian manned torpedo partof=World War II date=19 December 1941 place=Alexandria, Mediterranean Sea result=Decisive Italian victory combatant1=flagicon|United Kingdom United… …
118raid — [[t]reɪd[/t]] n. 1) a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a narcotics ring[/ex] 2) mil a sudden attack on an enemy, as by air or by a small land force 3) an effort to lure away a competitor s… …
119raid — /reɪd / (say rayd) noun 1. a sudden onset or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling house. 2. Military a sudden attack on the enemy, especially by air or by a small force. –verb (t) 3. to make a raid on …
120Air raids on Japan — There were many air raids on Japan by Allied aircraft during World War II.The Home Islands of the Empire of Japan were defended by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service and the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. The air defenses included the… …
