strafe

Example Sentences

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Nazi planes strafed the field hospital, and the camp was hit three times by bombs even though its tents were painted with large red crosses.

From Washington Post

Just minutes later, Russian helicopter gunships flew low, strafed the trees and all but destroyed the hut.

From Seattle Times

Paramount Pictures was strafed three years ago for scrapping the flag, fueling speculation that the change was made to appease the Chinese internet company Tencent Holdings, one of the film’s financial partners.

From Washington Times

The competition consisted of aerial gunnery at 12,000 feet and 20,000 feet, skip bombing, rocket firing, panel strafing and dive bombing, according to the Air Force.

From Washington Post

While escorting Allied light bombers, he and other fliers strafed a German ground base and, when engaged in an aerial dogfight with the Luftwaffe, he shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 109, his first “kill.”

From Washington Post