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