The next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
One night was marked by a very intense "strafe" for a short time with rifle grenades and trench mortars. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry France, April 1915-November 1918] Reference
Almost every afternoon, about 4-30 p.m., the usual trench mortar "strafe" would commence, and would last for an hour or so. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the "9th King's" in France] Reference
"strafe" us with rifle grenades, and there was some mining reported in. From Wordnik.com. [Over the top with the 25th Chronicle of events at Vimy Ridge and Courcellette] Reference
"strafe" continually is in the main a ridiculous person, and any healthy-minded man wants to rag him. From Wordnik.com. [A Padre in France] Reference
Let flames roll out, and strafe to dodge them - quick!. From Wordnik.com. [bard Diary Entry] Reference
We can also use it to strafe (ph) air-to - ground targets. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 1, 2002] Reference
“Suppose we strafe the ground,” he said in a cold strange voice. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Book of Stormgate]
They did not strafe our ships, these Zeros, nor did they dive-bomb them. From Wordnik.com. [The Ninja]
Immediately, a couple of airjeeps pounced in, to strafe the fleeing enemy. From Wordnik.com. [Uller Uprising]
And throughout the day Dowd-ing's fighters continued to strafe the beaches. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Sea Lion]
It was actually flying very low, using its guns to strafe an enemy position. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2006] Reference
You can fly over a barn, loop around, then strafe it from another direction. From Wordnik.com. [The Usenet Lynx FAQ by Rob Jung] Reference
They fly at a million miles an hour and all they have learned to do is strafe. From Wordnik.com. [Tumbleweed]
George had a strafe-proof waistcoat procured by him from a French manufacturer. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, January 17, 1917] Reference
For this they were sentenced to two weeks cells and six weeks of strafe barracks. From Wordnik.com. [The Escape of a Princess Pat Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and his final escape from Germany into Holland] Reference
You called,, 'I'm rolling in on a strafe pass,' and I followed on the right side. From Wordnik.com. [Thud Ridge]
And how you do strafe with the canon can be problematic because you have ricochets. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 6, 2003] Reference
I expected to see Palin in a helicopter begin to strafe the wolves with exploding bullets. From Wordnik.com. [New McCain Ad Portrays Palin As Obama's Prey] Reference
Fritzie had a special spite at the "Glory Hole," and every little while he would strafe it. From Wordnik.com. [Into the Jaws of Death] Reference
They dropped neither bombs nor flares, and did not strafe the men of the Fourth Ukrainian Front. From Wordnik.com. [Counting Up, Counting Down]
We were told they got two weeks 'cells and six weeks of sitting on the stools in strafe barracks. From Wordnik.com. [The Escape of a Princess Pat Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and his final escape from Germany into Holland] Reference
They were swooping down to strafe the vehicle, and Jim-Dad was trying to dodge their reaching flames. From Wordnik.com. [Yon Ill Wind]
U.S. Air Force fighters, apparently looking for the tanks, had started to strafe civilians on the side of a road. From Wordnik.com. ['I've Tried To Repent'] Reference
Shepard and director Bill Hart strafe the audience with an unfriendly fire of jet engines, machine guns and sirens. From Wordnik.com. [Sam Shepard Tosses A Grenade] Reference
We boarded the train and started out with the hope that American fighters would not come down and strafe the train. From Wordnik.com. [The Biography of a Rabbit] Reference
The Russians, in addition, inexplicably used Tu-22 strategic bombers for reconnaissance and to strafe ground targets. From Wordnik.com. [A New Model Army] Reference
Two of my men, two corporals, are getting Divisional cards of merit for their work and pluck in the strafe the other day. From Wordnik.com. [Letters from France] Reference
A short stay in the "enemy's area" during a strafe might be recommended for politicians and arranged by their constituents. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 8, 1919] Reference
The “not very tasteful ‘Gott strafe England’” has given the English a new word, one writer remarks (Sept. 21, 1915). From Wordnik.com. [The Better Germany in War Time Being some Facts towards Fellowship] Reference
Machine-generated death stabbed the top of the mesa as the Covenant dropships made use of their plasma cannons to strafe the landing zone. From Wordnik.com. [The Flood]
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