"air raiding" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From air raid + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|air raid|-ing}} air raid + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} air raiding (uncountable)
  1. (warfare) The practice of bombing ground targets during air raids. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-air_raiding-en-noun-af0NEigj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing

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