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strafe

/streɪf/

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noun
an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane
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"the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields"

type of:
attack onrush onset onslaught
verb
attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane
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"civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender"

type of:
assail attack

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