airstrike en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor. Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air English strike English airstrike From air + strike.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of air strike.
alt of air strike
The US President himself accused Iran of being behind the provocation, threatening airstrikes on Iran last week – but calling them off just minutes before they were to begin.
2019 June 26, Frederik Pleitgen, Eliza Mackintosh, “US is ‘not in a position to obliterate Iran,’ Iranian foreign minister says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2026:An Israeli airstrike rocked southern Beirut on Sunday soon after the military issued an evacuation warning for the Lebanese capital.
2025 April 27, Oren Liebermann, Charbel Mallo, Michael Rios, Eyad Kourdi, Dana Karni, “Israeli airstrike rocks southern Beirut after military issues evacuation warning”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| airstrikes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |