See strafe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "an attack from a low-flying aircraft",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mitraljiranje"
}
],
"word": "strafe"
}
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