strafe
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++strafe /streɪf, strɑːf $ streɪf/ verb [transitive] PMPATTACKto attack a place from an aircraft by flying low and firing a lot of bullets 低空（飞行）扫射 [袭击]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
strafe• Six fighters then passed over but made no attempt to strafe.• Then our air force bombed and strafed.• Alr support came and strafed and bombed the wood line, trying to detonate any more mines.• The air force created airborne units versed in machine-gun strafing and rocket-launching operations in support of ground troops.• I imagine bombers strafing our school, imagine myself being hit in a vital organ.• During 9 March numerous single aircraft appeared overhead to strafe Takali airfield.• In the meantime, Timpson and myself had planned to strafe the road at Bug Bug on the night 15/16 July.Origin strafe (1900-2000) German strafen “to punish”strafe verbChinese
by attack and low place flying an a aircraft Corpus from to
strafe
strafe /streɪf, strɑːf $ streɪf/
verb [transitive]
strafe /streɪf, strɑːf $ streɪf/
verb [transitive] Date: 1900-2000
Language: German
Origin: strafen 'to punish'
to attack a place from an aircraft by flying low and firing a lot of bullets
Language: German
Origin: strafen 'to punish'