airstrike

See also: air strike

English

Etymology

air +‎ strike

Noun

airstrike (plural airstrikes)

1. Alternative form of air strike

Verb

airstrike (third-person singular simple present airstrikes, present participle airstriking, simple past and past participle airstruck or airstriked)

1. To attack a ground target through the use of aircraft or missiles.

Derived terms

• airstriker

 

Further reading

• airstrike, air strike at Google Ngram Viewer