strafe
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 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
Types & categories
- attack hypernym
Related & opposite
- strafe derivation
Sense 2 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
Types & categories
- attack hypernym
Related & opposite
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| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | strafe |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | attack |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | strafe |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | strafer |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | attack |