strafed

Variant of strafe

strafe definition

strafe (strāf; chiefly Brit, sträf)

transitive verb strafed, strafing straf′·ing

to attack with gunfire; esp., to attack (ground positions, troops, etc.) with machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft

Etymology: < Ger phr. Gott strafe England (God punish England) used in World War I

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