strafing run

English

Noun

strafing run (plural strafing runs)

  1. (military, aviation) A low pass by an aircraft to attack (ground targets) with machine guns, rockets, or light bombs.
    • 1944, US Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Amphibious Operations: Invasion of the Marianas‎[1], Washington DC: US Fleet Headquarters of the Commander in Chief, Air Support - Napalm Bombs, page 25:
      For complete effectiveness the plane must fly extremely low thereby subjecting it to considerable hazard in flight. During these operations a strafing run was made over the area prior to the bombing run.
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