raid

[US]/reɪd/
[UK]/reɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. sudden attack or incursion for the purpose of making arrests or taking possessions

Phrases & Collocations

police raid

drug raid

conduct a raid

air raid

Example Sentences

an air raid warden.

a smash-and-grab raid on a jeweller.

the wail of an air-raid siren.

a raid on a gambling den.

the air-raid siren atop of the County Courthouse.

raids behind enemy lines.

the chill, monitory wail of an air-raid siren.

five air raids on Schweinfurt.

the police raided my pad.

an early morning raid on a bank.

the raid was remounted in August.

The enemy raided the docks.

the raider then bound and gagged Mr Glenn.

a subsidiary raid was carried out on the airfield to create a diversion.

a masked raider held up the post office.

the inroads and cross-border raiding of the Grahams.

to talk of dawn raids in the circumstances is palpable nonsense.

she crept down the stairs to raid the larder.

Real-world Examples

Regulations tightened, and Munich suffered air raids.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

Guzman and another man escaped the raid.

Source: VOA Special January 2016 Collection

He said soldiers carried out raids on suspected Boko Haram strongholds.

Source: VOA Special December 2015 Collection

Heidiary's mission was overnight raids on terrorists.

Source: VOA Standard English - Asia

And then finally, this raid on the venue.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

Strictly enforced air raid drills were conducted.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2020 Compilation

The Caravan Club was eventually raided in August 1934.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

This is the heaviest raid so far, so close in.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2023 Compilation

The small city on the border was always raided by enemies.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book 2.

The result of German terror bombing raid like the one in Warsaw.

Source: The Apocalypse of World War II

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