Strafe (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), strafed, straf·ing.
  1. to attack (ground troops or installations) by airplanes with machine-gun fire.
  2. to reprimand viciously.
verb (used without object) strafed, straf·ing.
  1. (of a player character in a video game) to move sideways while keeping a target in view, rather than turning the body to face the character’s destination in a regular forward movement.
noun
  1. a strafing attack.
verb (tr)
  1. to machine-gun (troops, etc) from the air
  2. to punish harshly
noun
  1. an act or instance of strafing
Strafe (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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