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| air raid |
a military raid by aircraft, esp. bombers. |
| all clear |
the signal that an air raid or disaster drill is over. |
| blackout |
the extinguishing or hiding of all the lights of a city or region, as in a power failure or air raid. [1/4 definitions] |
| counterraid |
combined form of raid. |
| forage |
a search for provisions or supplies, as in a military raid. [2/6 definitions] |
| foray |
a quick raid or sudden advance, usu. military and often to take forage or plunder. [2/3 definitions] |
| harry |
to raid and leave desolate, as by a military action. [2/3 definitions] |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. [1/2 definitions] |
| maraud |
to rove about in search of plunder; make a raid. [2 definitions] |
| prey |
to attack or raid and pillage. [1/7 definitions] |
| raid |
to make a raid on. [2/7 definitions] |
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