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strafe

/ strafe /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 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"
Type of:
attack onslaught onset
verb Sense 2
attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane
"civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country''s surrender"
Type of:
attack assail
Derived:
strafer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
6
Times Searched
2
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attack onslaught onset assail