strafing
present participle ofstrafe
strafe
verb[T]
uk/streɪf/us/streɪf/toattackanenemybyshootingfromaircraftthat areflyinglowin thesky
Detonation & bombardment
- air raid
- airstrike
- blanket bombing
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- direct hit
- dive-bomb
- drone strike
- firebomb
- firebombing
- go off
- prime
- saturation bombing
- shell
- shelling
- shoot
- shootsomethingdown
- shooting
- strafe
- strike
Examplesofstrafing
strafing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
They then destroyed the dispersed aircraft bystrafing.
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He suddenly then realised that he wasstrafingan ambulance.
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We have heard of fighters being switched from the skies to thestrafingof ground troops.
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He knows perfectly well that in recent years cannon have been effective against helicopters, for groundstrafing, and, occasionally, against ships.
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No suchstrafingexercise is taking place.
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The chaplains share in the living conditions of our troops in the forward areas as well as sharing the strain of battle condition and aerialstrafingbehind the lines.
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Cobra attack helicopters were called in and madestrafingruns at the tree line from where the fire was coming from.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The floatplane made severalstrafingruns, then landed near the survivors.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Players could achieve this by holding down a key forstrafingwhile continuously aiming the mouse towards the opponent.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Later models mounted four 20mm cannons, two per wing, forstrafing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The pilots beganstrafingruns which destroyed the ferry and also leveled a village at the site.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Planes designed forstrafingmay include additional armour around and underneath the cockpit to protect the pilot.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His driver, who remained unharmed couldn't do anything to help, but carry him to a nearby ditch to protect him from furtherstrafing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thestrafingshould also be timed in a particular way to the jumping for greatest effect.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I documented numerous atrocities, including thestrafingof villages, schools and churches.
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