An air strike is an attack by military aircraft in which bombs are dropped. This expression is usually used by the country or group that is carrying out the attack.
A senior defence official said last night that they would continue the air strikes.
Examples of 'air strike' in a sentence
air strike
He was killed in an US air strike last year.
The Sun (2016)
France was braced for more rail and air strikes last night.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
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British English: air strike NOUN
An air strike is an attack by military aircraft in which bombs are dropped.
A senior defence official said last night that they would continue the air strikes.