strafe (redirected from strafes)

strafe  (strf)

tr.v. strafed, straf·ing, strafes

To attack (ground troops, for example) with a machine gun or cannon from a low-flying aircraft.

n.

An attack of machine-gun or cannon fire from a low-flying aircraft.

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[From German (Gott) strafe (England), (God) punish (England), a common World War I slogan, from strafen, to punish, from Middle High German strfen, to contest, admonish.]

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strafer n.

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strafe [streɪf strɑːf]

vb (tr)

1. (Military) to machine-gun (troops, etc.) from the air

2. Slang to punish harshly

n

(Military) an act or instance of strafing

[from German strafen to punish]

strafer  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	strafe - an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane; "the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields" attack, onrush, onset, onslaught - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
Verb	1.	strafe - attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane; "civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender" attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"

Translations

strafe [strɑːf] VT → ametrallar, abalear(LAm)

strafe [ˈstrɑːf ˈstreɪf] vt → mitrailler

strafe

vt → unter Beschuss nehmen; (with shells also) → mit Granaten bewerfen; (with bombs) → bombardieren

strafe [strɑːf] vt → mitragliare