NOUN (1)

1. an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane;
- Example: "the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields"


VERB (1)

1. attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane;
- Example: "civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender"

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

strafe
    n 1: 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"
    v 1: attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying
         plane; "civilians were strafed in an effort to force the
         country's surrender"