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strafe

nounverb 6 letters Scrabble 9 WWF 9
Definitions
noun

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”

verb

attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane

“civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender”

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