strafe

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)

OXFORD DICTIONARY

strafe, v. & n.
--v.tr.
1 bombard; harass with gunfire.
2 reprimand.
3 abuse.
4 thrash.
--n. an act of strafing.

Etymology

joc. adaptation of G catchword (1914) Gott strafe England may God punish England

THESAURUS

strafe

aim at, air raid, barrage, blast, blitz, blitzkrieg, bombard, bombardment, cannon, cannonade, commence firing, enfilade, fire a volley, fire at, fire upon, fusillade, lightning attack, lightning war, mortar, open fire, open up on, pepper, pop at, rake, shell, shoot, shoot at, snipe, snipe at, strafing, take aim at, torpedo, zero in on