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an air strike

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an attack in which one or more planes drop bombs on a place

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an organized attempt to defeat an enemy, using weapons

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an attack during which an army continuously fires guns, drops bombs etc for a long time

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an explosion, especially one caused by a bomb

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a sudden military attack

the period during the Second World War when the Germans dropped bombs on London and other British cities. British people remember this period as a time when everyone joined together to help each other.

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a sudden military attack, especially from the air, that is intended to achieve a quick victory

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an attack on a place made by dropping bombs from planes or by firing large guns for a long time

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an attack or attacks made using bombs

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an occasion when people have to leave a place because someone says that there is a bomb there

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an attack with nuclear weapons that is intended to destroy an enemy’s nuclear weapons

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a sudden quick attack on an enemy

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an occasion when something such as a bomb or bullet lands on something, causing damage

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a major military attack

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a planned activity involving a lot of people, especially soldiers or police officers

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the organization of planned activities involving a lot of people, especially military activities

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repeated hard hits or heavy attack

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a sudden short military attack

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a sudden attack, especially one made from a place that is surrounded by an enemy

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a sudden attack on an opponent

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an occasion when someone is attacked by a person with a gun

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an attack in which someone is stabbed

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a military attack, especially one in which planes drop bombs on an area

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a military attack, especially by air, that is designed to destroy something specific and to avoid wider damage