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Discover LudwigThe phrase "air strike" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to an attack by military aircraft on a target on the ground.
Example: "The government announced an air strike against the enemy's military base to weaken their defenses."
Alternatives: "aerial bombardment" or "air raid".
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air strike
noun
An attack on a ground or naval target by one or more aircraft or missiles.
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He was killed by an air strike.
Here is a young woman killed in an air strike..
The U.S. launched an air strike on Qaddafi's household.
Had Muammar Qaddafi been killed in an air strike?
Iraqis have been spared an American air strike.
Cao was never averse to an air strike.
The plate umpire, Tom Hallion, punched the air: strike three.
"An air strike was needed to resolve it".
The first Israeli air strike occurred within an hour.
A third unidentified person also died in the air strike.
An Israeli air strike was reported at just after midnight.
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