air raid
Attack from above
An air raid is an attack by military aircraft dropping bombs on a target, especially a city or civilian area.
The term evokes World War II, when cities endured sustained bombing campaigns and residents sought shelter during air raid sirens.
The air raid destroyed several city blocks.
By extension, any sudden aerial assault: drone strikes have replaced traditional air raids.
Attack with explosives
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- sortieArmed raid outward
incursion · assault · barrage · onslaught · firestorm · incendiary · carpet bombing · strafing
Wailing alert device
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- all clearSignal danger has passed
- blackoutComplete power loss
evacuation · civil defense · searchlight · broadcast · announcement · drill · readiness · vigilance
Explosive-delivery aircraft or saboteur
- B-17Heavy American bomber
- B-29Heavy American bomber
- LancasterEnglish dynasty, fifteenth century
- MesserschmittGerman military aircraft maker
Stuka · Flying Fortress · interceptor · fighter · antiaircraft · flak · ack-ack · Spitfire
Those killed or wounded
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- rescueSave from harm
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
triage · first responders · survivors · damage · crater · debris · wounded · missing
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- cellarUnderground storage room
- refugePlace of safety
- tube stationUnderground railway platform
basement · dugout · trench · reinforced · concrete · vault · sanctuary · protection
bombing
Attack with explosives
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
sortie · incursion · assault · barrage · onslaught · firestorm · incendiary · carpet bombing · strafing · precision bombing
siren
Wailing alert device
blackout · evacuation · civil defense · searchlight · broadcast · announcement · drill · readiness · vigilance · preparedness
bomber
Explosive-delivery aircraft or saboteur
Messerschmitt · Stuka · Flying Fortress · interceptor · fighter · antiaircraft · flak · ack-ack · Spitfire · Hurricane
casualties
Those killed or wounded
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- rescueSave from harm
recovery · triage · first responders · survivors · damage · crater · debris · wounded · missing · homeless
bunker
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- cellarUnderground storage room
- refugePlace of safety
tube station · basement · dugout · trench · reinforced · concrete · vault · sanctuary · protection · safety
- raidsforay, incursion, blitz, maraud, marauding
- air warfareairstrike, bombing runs, dive bombing, precision bombing, saturation bombing
- bombingscar bombing, suicide bombing, truck bomb, car bomb, pipe bomb
- warcombat, warfare, battle scenes, battles, soldier
- warfarebattle, combat, attack, war, armed conflict
- war violencemassacre, bombardment, bombing, shelling, combat
air raidground assault
Attack by foot soldiers
ground attack · land invasion · ground offensive · naval bombardment · ground combat
air raidair defense
Protection from aerial attack
anti-aircraft defense · civil defense · air raid shelter · bomb shelter · air cover
air, raid, airs, airing, aerial, aired, raider, airborne, airless