Definition of Airstrikes

1. Noun. (plural of airstrike) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Airstrikes

1. airstrike [n] - See also: airstrike

Lexicographical Neighbors of Airstrikes

airspace
airspace-filling pattern
airspaces
airspeed
airspeed indicator
airspeeds
airstair
airstairs
airstone
airstones
airstop
airstops
airstream
airstreams
airstrike
airstrikes (current term)
airstrip
airstrips
airt
airted
airth
airthed
airthing
airths
airtight
airtightly
airtightness
airtightnesses
airtime
airtimes

Literary usage of Airstrikes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Under Orders: War Crimes in Kosovo by Fred Abrahams (2001)
"... explained to Human Rights Watch what he had experienced: On the first day of airstrikes we were very pleased, but the airstrikes began at 8:00 pm in our ..."

2. United Nations: Limitations in Leading Missions Requiring Force to Restore Peace by DIANE Publishing Company, Joseph C. Brown (1997)
"UN officials were also concerned that airstrikes against one of the warring ... The Secretary General also said that airstrikes were not used partly because ..."

3. Humanitarian Intervention: Effectiveness of U. N. Operations in Bosnia by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"In August 1993, NATO agreed to provide UNPROFOR with (1) close air support to defend UN troops at any location in Bosnia and (2) airstrikes consistent with ..."

4. Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses: Final Report edited by Joyce C Laslof, John D Baldeschwieler, Marguerite Knox (1997)
"Subsequent UNSCOM investigations indicate these are the only sites (among 11 known storage sites) where Coalition airstrikes actually damaged or destroyed ..."

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