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strafing

Variant of strafe

transitive verb strafed, strafing

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

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

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strafer noun

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