strafe

[ streyf, strahf ]

/ streɪf, strɑf /

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verb (used with object), strafed, straf·ing.

to attack (ground troops or installations) by airplanes with machine-gun fire.

Slang. to reprimand viciously.

noun

a strafing attack.

Origin of strafe

First recorded in 1910–15, strafe is from the German word strafen to punish

OTHER WORDS FROM strafe

strafer, nounun·strafed, adjective

Words nearby strafe

straddle the fence, straddle truck, Stradella, Stradivari, Stradivarius, strafe, Strafford, straggle, straggly, straight, straight A

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Example sentences from the Web for strafe

If I did my duty as a special, I should "strafe" her for that.'
Five Tales|John Galsworthy
Strafe is able to gambol about much as usual, though he limps a little and is thinner for his experience.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur
Immediately, a couple of airjeeps pounced in, to strafe the fleeing enemy.
Uller Uprising|Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
He would still have done his level best to strafe the U-boat, Seton notwithstanding.
The Thick of the Fray at Zeebrugge|Percy F. Westerman

We boarded the train and started out with the hope that American fighters would not come down and strafe the train.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson

British Dictionary definitions for strafe

strafe

/ (streɪf, strɑːf) /

verb (tr)

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

slang to punish harshly

noun

an act or instance of strafing

Derived forms of strafe

strafer, noun

Word Origin for strafe

C20: from German strafen to punish

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单词	strafe
释义	strafe [ streyf, strahf ] / streɪf, strɑf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR strafe ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), strafed, straf·ing. to attack (ground troops or installations) by airplanes with machine-gun fire. Slang. to reprimand viciously. noun a strafing attack. Origin of strafe First recorded in 1910–15, strafe is from the German word strafen to punish OTHER WORDS FROM strafe strafer, nounun·strafed, adjective Words nearby strafe straddle the fence, straddle truck, Stradella, Stradivari, Stradivarius, strafe, Strafford, straggle, straggly, straight, straight A Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for strafe If I did my duty as a special, I should "strafe" her for that.' Five Tales\|John Galsworthy Strafe is able to gambol about much as usual, though he limps a little and is thinner for his experience. The Red Cow and Her Friends\|Peter McArthur Immediately, a couple of airjeeps pounced in, to strafe the fleeing enemy. Uller Uprising\|Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr He would still have done his level best to strafe the U-boat, Seton notwithstanding. The Thick of the Fray at Zeebrugge\|Percy F. Westerman We boarded the train and started out with the hope that American fighters would not come down and strafe the train. The Biography of a Rabbit\|Roy Benson British Dictionary definitions for strafe strafe / (streɪf, strɑːf) / verb (tr) to machine-gun (troops, etc) from the air slang to punish harshly noun an act or instance of strafing Derived forms of strafe strafer, noun Word Origin for strafe C20: from German strafen to punish Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to strafe bomb, plunder, rob, assault, bombard, blockade, harass, ransack, storm, loot, invade, overrun, swoop, wipe out, raid, destroy, attack, blow up, blast, hound
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strafe

verb (used with object), strafed, straf·ing.

noun

Origin of strafe

OTHER WORDS FROM strafe

Words nearby strafe

Example sentences from the Web for strafe

British Dictionary definitions for strafe

verb (tr)

noun

Derived forms of strafe

Word Origin for strafe

Words related to strafe