Strafe

[strɑːf;streɪf] or [stref]

(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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