Strafe Definition & Meaning

strafe
noun
  1. 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
  1. 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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