strafe.
To attack (ground targets) with automatic gunfire from a low-flying aircraft.
Meaning & usage
To attack (ground targets) with automatic gunfire from a low-flying aircraft.
To rake (a target) with rapid or automatic gunfire.
To reprimand severely.
To sidestep; to move sideways without turning (a core mechanic of most first-person shooters).
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from German strafe (“punish”) (a conjugated form of strafen), from phrases like Gott strafe England (“God punish England”) which the British saw during the First World War.
A heavy artillery bombardment.
An attack of machine-gun or cannon fire from a low-flying aircraft.
A sideways movement without turning.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from German strafe (“punish”) (a conjugated form of strafen), from phrases like Gott strafe England (“God punish England”) which the British saw during the First World War.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.