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strafe
Pronunciation: (strāf, sträf), [key]
—v., strafed, straf•ing,
—n.
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v.t.
1. to attack (ground troops or installations) by airplanes with machine-gun fire.
2. Slang.to reprimand viciously.
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n.
a strafing attack.
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