air raiding
air raiding noun: the practice of bombing ground targets during air raids.
Noun
air raiding (uncountable)
- The practice of bombing ground targets during air raids.
- During the long nights of air raiding in the winter of 1940-41, the branch line train continued to maintain its service, entering and leaving Stanmore Station quite unperturbed, and establishing thereby a new bond of friendship with local residents.1942 July-August, “The Stanmore Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 204
Origin of air raiding
From air raid + -ing.
Questions about air raiding
- What does air raiding mean?
- Air raiding means the practice of bombing ground targets during air raids.
- What part of speech is air raiding?
- Air raiding is a noun.
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