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strafe
noun
verb
an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane
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stɹeɪf
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noun
an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane
“the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields”
verb
attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane
“civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender”
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the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields
civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender