Get to know Strafing better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Strafing meaning
present participle and gerund of strafe
Using Strafing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of strafe
- In the example corpus, strafing often appears in combinations such as: and strafing, for strafing, the strafing.
Context around Strafing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 10 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Strafing
- In this selection, "strafing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, vigorously, formidable, cover, enemy, run and kurdish stand out and add context to how "strafing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a formidable strafing aircraft for and aircraft continued strafing arab airfield. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "strafing" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with strafing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some Marine Corps aircraft carried two pods for strafing. (9 words)
Attacks began with artillery bombardment, followed by bombing and strafing runs. (11 words)
Captain Zuk, made an attempt at identification while strafing the ship. (11 words)
The “Space Chase” scene in Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 was a tour de force, especially on disc, matching the muscle car rev of the Milano with strafing enemy ships, gritty explosions, and random space objects zipping past my seat. (41 words)
The Warthog was designed to be a "Tank Buster," capable of conducting attack runs on ground targets and strafing them with either PGU-13/B High Explosive Incendiary rounds or PGU-14/B Armor Piercing Incendiary rounds. (37 words)
Smashed by bombing it was a jagged heap of broken masonry and debris open to effective fire from guns, mortars and strafing planes as well as being a death trap if bombed again. (33 words)
Do you remember that scene with the strafing run at the end of the original Star Wars? (17 words)
Example sentences (20)
Do you remember that scene with the strafing run at the end of the original Star Wars?
The Warthog was designed to be a "Tank Buster," capable of conducting attack runs on ground targets and strafing them with either PGU-13/B High Explosive Incendiary rounds or PGU-14/B Armor Piercing Incendiary rounds.
But the loudest, most powerful voices on Fox News, prime-time hosts like Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham, those most closely aligned with Trump, have been vigorously strafing the bill.
The “Space Chase” scene in Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 was a tour de force, especially on disc, matching the muscle car rev of the Milano with strafing enemy ships, gritty explosions, and random space objects zipping past my seat.
Atendido, who is also chairperson of Barangay Sinawal in General Santos City, denied there was harassment and strafing of guns during the incident.
The answer was yes, and they immediately set to strafing Kurdish and Shiite rebels from above.
They were standing right across from each other, while manning the Browning machine guns and firing at German fighter planes that were strafing them.
An ever-increasing number of forward firing guns made the B-25 a formidable strafing aircraft for island warfare.
As the player will often encounter enemies in groups, combat often tends toward a tactical approach, including the use of cover, strafing, and " hit-and-run ".
Attacks began with artillery bombardment, followed by bombing and strafing runs.
Captain Zuk, made an attempt at identification while strafing the ship.
However, Lt (SG) Smirnov noted that the P-40 armament was sufficient for strafing enemy lines but rather ineffective in aerial combat.
Moreover, German fighter aircraft later used the tactic of high-speed strafing passes rather than engaging with individual aircraft to inflict damage with minimum risk.
Most of its 14–18 machine guns were forward-facing for strafing missions, including the two guns of the forward-located dorsal turret.
Nevertheless, Leslie and others still dive-bombed, strafing carrier decks and providing covers for those with bombs.
Rommel was given a state funeral, and it was announced that he had succumbed to his injuries from the strafing of his staff car in Normandy.
Smashed by bombing it was a jagged heap of broken masonry and debris open to effective fire from guns, mortars and strafing planes as well as being a death trap if bombed again.
Some Marine Corps aircraft carried two pods for strafing.
This blurring follows the use of fighters from their earliest days for "attack" or "strike" operations against ground targets by means of strafing or dropping small bombs and incendiaries.
Throughout the war, Israeli aircraft continued strafing Arab airfield runways to prevent their return to usability.
Common combinations with strafing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: