English noun: strafe | |||
1. | strafe (act) an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane | ||
Samples | The next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | attack, onrush, onset, onslaught | ||
English verb: strafe | |||
1. | strafe (competition) attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane | ||
Samples | Civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assail, attack | ||