strafe vs assail

strafe is a noun but assail is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
strafe	Yes	No	Yes	No
assail	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, assail is a hypernym of strafe; that is, assail is a word with a broader meaning than strafe:

strafe: attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane
assail: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

Other hypernyms of strafe include attack.

strafe (noun)	assail (noun)
an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane

strafe (verb)	assail (verb)
attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane	attack in speech or writing
	attack someone physically or emotionally
	launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with