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Meanings of airstrike in English

A military strike by air forces on an enemy ground position.

Usage of airstrike in English
1
The Azizabad airstrike of last August was a classic case in point.
Wired
2
Under the new rules, the Leathernecks couldn't just call in an airstrike.
Wired
3
All flights into Sana'a were suspended for 72 hours after the airstrike.
The Guardian
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Video footage showed a six-storey building in Khalidiya flattened by an airstrike.
Reuters
5
They were able to take the arms dump, following a Nato airstrike.
BBC
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An Israeli airstrike yesterday evening killed two members of the same organisation.
The Irish Times
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We ought to call in an airstrike and level the fucking place.'
Think of a number
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Twenty seven civilians have been killed by a airstrike in southern Afghanistan.
Radio NZ
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An Israeli airstrike has levelled the second biggest police facility in Gaza City.
Radio NZ
10
An Obama administration official confirmed the Israeli airstrike overnight, but provided no details.
The Guardian
11
A few months later, Hajji Hussein's kebab house was destroyed in an airstrike.
The forever war
12
This was the third deadly airstrike in Yemen in recent days.
The Guardian
13
A decent airstrike would have done the job just as fast.
Aspho Fields
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The US military denied Isis claims it had hit it in an airstrike.
The Guardian
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In the end, Sergeant Flyer loved us all with that airstrike.
Gods go begging
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Their school in Yareem was bombed by a Saudi coalition airstrike.
The Guardian
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