air-raid
Attack from above
An air-raid is an attack by military aircraft dropping bombs on a target below.
The term emerged with aerial warfare in the early twentieth century.
An air-raid shelter provides protection; an air-raid siren warns of incoming attack.
The city endured nightly air-raids during the war.
Attack with explosives
- airstrikeAircraft-delivered military attack
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
- sortieArmed raid outward
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
strafing · incendiary · barrage · offensive · assault · strike · onslaught · firebombing
Wailing alert device
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- blackoutComplete power loss
- searchlightFocused lamp for distance
antiaircraft · flak · ack-ack · warden · all-clear · curfew · drill · preparedness
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- refugePlace of safety
- basementSubterranean building level
- cellarUnderground storage room
subway · dugout · fortification · reinforced · concrete · sanctuary · haven · hideout
Swift, overwhelming offensive
- LuftwaffeGerman military aviation
- LondonEngland's capital city
- DresdenSaxon capital city
- CoventryWest Midlands manufacturing city
Guernica · rationing · morale · resilience · civilian · noncombatant · casualties · propaganda
Removal from danger
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- rescueSave from harm
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
ambulance · paramedics · firefighters · rubble · debris · injured · wounded · stretcher
bombing
Attack with explosives
- airstrikeAircraft-delivered military attack
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
- sortieArmed raid outward
bombardment · strafing · incendiary · barrage · offensive · assault · strike · onslaught · firebombing · carpet-bombing
siren
Wailing alert device
searchlight · antiaircraft · flak · ack-ack · warden · all-clear · curfew · drill · preparedness · vigilance
bunker
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- refugePlace of safety
- basementSubterranean building level
cellar · subway · dugout · fortification · reinforced · concrete · sanctuary · haven · hideout · protection
blitz
Swift, overwhelming offensive
Coventry · Guernica · rationing · morale · resilience · civilian · noncombatant · casualties · propaganda · reconstruction
evacuation
Removal from danger
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- rescueSave from harm
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
triage · ambulance · paramedics · firefighters · rubble · debris · injured · wounded · stretcher · hospital
air-raidground assault
Attack by foot soldiers
ground attack · land invasion · naval bombardment · ground combat · land battle
air-raidair defense
Protection from aerial attack
anti-aircraft defense · air-raid shelter · ceasefire · peace · civil defense
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