Definition of Strafe in English :

Define Strafe in English

Strafe meaning in English

Meaning of Strafe in English

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Strafe pronunciation in English

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Strafe

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Noun

1. strafe

an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane

Example Sentences:
'the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields'

Verb

2. strafe

attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane

Example Sentences:
'civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Strafe

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to machine-gun (troops, etc) from the air
2. slang
to punish harshly
noun
3. 
an act or instance of strafing

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Strafe

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verb transitiveWord forms: strafed or ˈstrafing
to attack with gunfire; esp., to attack (ground positions, troops, etc.) with machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft

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Strafe

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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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