Meanings
plural airstrikes
- alternativeAlternative form of air strike.
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 20251 more example
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
present singular third person airstrikes · participle present airstriking · participle past airstruck · past airstruck · participle past airstriked · past airstriked
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
- Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
- Latināēr
- Old Frenchair
- Middle Englishaire
- Englishair
- Englishstrike
- Englishairstrike
Cite this entry
airstrike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airstrike
“airstrike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airstrike. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “airstrike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airstrike.
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