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strafe

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1. strafe - Noun

2. strafe - Verb

Meaning

attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane

an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane

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God heard the embattled nations sing and shout "Gott strafe England" and "God save the King!" God this, God that, and God the other thing – "Good God!" said God, "I've got my work cut out!" J. C. Squire

We sent him down at last, out of the way. Unwounded; - stout lad, too, before that strafe. Wilfred Owen

We sent him down at last, out of the way. Unwounded; - stout lad, too, before that strafe. Malingering? Stretcher-bearers winked, 'Not half!' Next day I heard the Doc.'s well-whiskied laugh: 'That scum you sent last night soon died. Hooray!' Wilfred Owen

civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender Source: Internet

the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields Source: Internet

Fighters were ordered to strafe and destroy as many parked aircraft as possible to ensure they did not get into the air to intercept the bombers, especially in the first wave. Source: Internet

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