STRAFE


Meaning of STRAFE in English

I. ˈstrāf sometimes -raf or -räf transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: from the German phrase Gott strafe England God punish England, popular as a slogan of the Germans in World War I

1. : to rake (as ground troops or an airfield) with fire at close range and especially with machine-gun fire from low-flying airplanes or formerly with artillery fire

2. : to censure savagely

• straf·er -fə(r) noun -s

II. noun

( -s )

: a strafing attack

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