1. airstrike - Noun
2. airstrike - Verb
airstrike (plural airstrikes)
Alternative form of air strike
airstrike (third-person singular simple present airstrikes, present participle airstriking, simple past and past participle airstruck)
To attack a ground target through the use of aircraft or missiles.
If at first you don't succeed, Call an airstrike. Banksy
Across the Las Vegas Valley and Nevada, a handful of public agencies are keeping a vigilant watch on the potential for escalating tensions after a U.S. airstrike killed the leader of Iran’s elite military force. Source: Internet
A man holds a banner depicting late Major General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad, at the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon on January 3, 2020. Source: Internet
As critics in Congress, including some Republicans, expressed dismay, administration officials have in recent days often avoided offering specifics about what prompted the airstrike. Source: Internet
A stampede in south-central Iran at the funeral of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani has killed at least 32 people and injured scores, temporarily suspending the burial of the slain commander of the Quds Force who was killed last week in a U.S. airstrike. Source: Internet
An Israeli warplane carried out an airstrike, on Monday morning, targeting east of Rafah City in the southern besieged Gaza Strip. Source: Internet