an air raid

  • 1Air-raid shelter — in Tateyama[disambiguation needed  …

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  • 2Air Raid (Transformers) — Air Raid was the name of three fictional characters in the Transformers universes.Transformers: Generation 1Transformers character name =Air Raid japanname =Air Raider caption = affiliation =Autobot subgroup =Aerialbots rank = function =Warrior… …

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  • 3Air raid — refers to an attack by aircraft against ground targets. The term is generally used for strategic bombing attacks, while airstrike is used for smaller tactical attacks.WarAttack*Bombing of Guernica (April 26, 1937), the first air attack aimed at… …

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  • 4Air Raid Precautions — (ARP) was an organisation in the United Kingdom set up as an aid in the prelude to the Second World War dedicated to the protection of civilians from the danger of air raids. It was created in 1924 as a response to the fears about the growing… …

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  • 5Air Raid — Desarrolladora(s) Men A Vision Distribuidora(s) Men A Vision Plataforma(s) Atari 2600 Fecha(s) de lanzamiento …

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  • 6air raid — air′ raid n. mil a raid by aircraft, esp. for bombing a particular area • Etymology: 1910–15 air′ raid , adj. air′ raid er, n …

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  • 7air raid — (n.) 1914, from AIR (Cf. air) (n.1) + RAID (Cf. raid); originally in reference to British attacks Sept. 22, 1914, on Zeppelin bases at Cologne and Düsseldorf in World War I. The German word is Fliegerangriff aviator attack, and if Old English had …

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  • 8air raid — air raids N COUNT: oft N on n, N n An air raid is an attack by military aircraft in which bombs are dropped. This expression is usually used by the country or group that is suffering the attack. Compare air strike. The war began with overnight… …

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  • 9air raid — air raid, adj. air raider. a raid by aircraft, esp. for bombing a particular area. [1910 15] * * * …

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  • 10air raid — air ,raid noun count an AIR STRIKE …

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