aerial attack
Strike from above
An aerial attack is an assault launched from the air—bombing raids, drone strikes, or other military operations conducted by aircraft against ground or naval targets.
In sports, especially American football, an aerial attack refers to a passing-heavy offensive strategy: The team's aerial attack shredded the secondary for 400 yards.
The phrase emphasizes action from above, whether literal or tactical.
- airstrikeAircraft-delivered military attack
- air raidAerial military attack
- bombingAttack with explosives
- precision strikeTargeted military attack
- raidSudden armed incursion
blitz · sortie · bombardment · fighter · fighter pilot · missile · drone · strafing · dogfight · air superiority · warplane · squadron · flak · shelling · napalm · carpet bombing · shock and awe · dive
- game movesmove, dodge, play, pass, block
- special movescombo, finisher, power move, signature move, secret technique
- fighting movespunch, uppercut, kick, jab, elbow strike
- Lucha Libreluchador, lucha libre, AAA, tope, plancha
- offensive tacticsblitz, raid, rush, sweep, drive
- aerial firefightingair tanker, water bomber, scooper, Erickson, retardant
aerial attackground assault
Attack by foot soldiers
ground attack · ground offensive · naval attack · amphibious assault · trench warfare
aerial attackair defense
Protection from aerial attack
anti-aircraft defense · aerial defense · missile defense · civil defense · air cover
aerial attackceasefire
Agreed halt to fighting
armistice · peace treaty · truce · diplomatic resolution · demilitarization
aerial, attack, aerate, aeration, aerator, aerobic, aerobics, aerodynamic, aeronautic