strafe

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstrɑːf/, /ˈstreɪf/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/streɪf/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(strāf, sträf )

Inflections of 'strafe' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
strafes
v 3rd person singular
strafing
v pres p
strafed
v past
strafed
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
strafe /streɪf/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object], strafed, straf•ing. 
  1. Militaryto attack (targets) with bullets or missiles from low-flying airplanes.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
strafe  (strāf, sträf ),USA pronunciation v., strafed, straf•ing, n. 
v.t. 
    1. Militaryto attack (ground troops or installations) by airplanes with machine-gun fire.
    2. Slang Termsto reprimand viciously.

    n. 
    1. Militarya strafing attack.
    • German strafen to punish
    • 1910–15
    straf′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
strafe /streɪf; strɑːf/ vb (transitive)
  1. to machine-gun (troops, etc) from the air
  2. slang to punish harshly
 n
  1. an act or instance of strafing
Etymology: 20th Century: from German strafen to punishˈstrafer n

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