0 past simple and past participle of strafe --
1 to attack an enemy by shooting from aircraft that are flying low in the sky --
Although strafed, she sustained no serious damage and there were no casualties aboard the ship.
He then reversed his course and thoroughly strafed the entire row of barges.
The squadron frequently strafed airfields and other targets of opportunity while on escort missions.
They then strafed the ship, doing considerable damage.
Towards shore, the boats strafed side-to-side towards shore while the men crouched low as possible to avoid being hit by incoming enemy fire.
Plane 5 strafed the starboard side and crashed on the port bow.
That evening, she was strafed by an enemy plane.
Many military targets were strafed by the bombers' nose gunners.
