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Attacked From Above Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is STRAFED which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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99%7Exact Match!
noun

• an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane

verb

• attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane

95%7Exact Match!
noun

• (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

• a very rapid raid

• a swift descent through the air

verb

• move down on as if in an attack

• move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc

• seize or catch with a swooping motion

28%10Attacked from above, like a bird of prey
verb

• (of an aircraft) To bomb whilst in a steep dive.

• (of a bird) To attack (especially the head of) a person or animal that strays into their territory.

• (of a motorist) To overtake slower traffic by way of a more circuitous route, such as a pair of freeway exit and entrance ramps.

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New York Times02 Dec 2008 Down 43
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