strafing

Huddled helplessly together in a small ravine, without arms, we were at complete mercy of Jerry and he made the most of it with a strafing from the air and anti personnel bombs.

Thomas Hawksworth 2010

The fighter jet was conducting what is called a strafing operation, flying at a low altitude and firing on targets.

CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2006 2006

Stowes toyed for a moment with the idea of strafing the terrain with fire in order to eliminate the danger to the Finmark but the range of big guns was very far and the island was small.

Enemy in the Dark Mahr, Kurt 1975

Calif., where she towed targets and assisted in war games like strafing, which is attacking ground troops with a low-flying aircraft.

The Seattle Times 2010

Managed to be seen by a helicopter crew, and was caught in the "strafing" by gunner and chasing

Heroes or Villains? 2010

Note to Globe headline writers: "strafing" is done from aircraft, not by troops on the ground. posted by Mark, Ottawa at 2:03 PM

Archive 2006-12-01 2006

Note to Globe headline writers: "strafing" is done from aircraft, not by troops on the ground.

Daimnation!: Afstan: Danes in deadly combat 2006

His "strafing" was fitful, poorly sighted, and of small calibre.

Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry A. Stanley Blicq

We stayed on till Howell's expert eye had had its fill of details, with no burst of shells to interfere with our comfort; though by the rules we ought to have had a good "strafing," which was another reminder of my debt to the German for his consideration to the American correspondent at the British front.

My Second Year of the War Frederick Palmer 1915

Then they will fall to "strafing" each other instead of England.

Raemaekers' Cartoons With Accompanying Notes by Well-known English Writers Louis Raemaekers 1912