| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SCOUR | Rake with hostile fire. |
| STRAFE | Rake with fire |
| STRAFE | Rake with fire at close range. |
| strafers | to rake (as ground troops) with fire at close range and especially with machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft |
| hostile | of or relating to an enemy hostile fire |
| defilading | protection or shielding from hostile ground observation and flat projecting fire provided by an artificial or natural obstacle, as a hill |
| defilade | protection or shielding from hostile ground observation and flat projecting fire provided by an artificial or natural obstacle, as a hill |
