Strafe (Noun)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The fighter jet made a low pass to deliver a strafe of the enemy's fortified bunker.
- During the battle, the enemy airfield was subjected to a strafe by the coalition forces.
- The helicopter gunship unleashed a strafe on the enemy's advancing troops.
- The next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields, destroying several aircraft on the ground.
- The low-flying aircraft made multiple passes to deliver a strafe on the enemy's entrenched positions.