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  • strafe — (v.) 1915, punish, attack, picked up by British soldiers from Ger. strafen to punish (from P.Gmc. *stræf ), in slogan Gott strafe England May God punish England, current in Germany c.1914 16 at the start of World War I. The word used for many… …   Etymology dictionary

  • strafe — [strāf; ] chiefly Brit [, sträf] vt. strafed, strafing [< Ger phr. Gott strafe England (God punish England) used in World War I] to attack with gunfire; esp., to attack (ground positions, troops, etc.) with machine gun fire from low flying… …   English World dictionary

  • strafe — transitive verb (strafed; strafing) Etymology: German Gott strafe England may God punish England, German propaganda slogan during World War I Date: 1915 to rake (as ground troops) with fire at close range and especially with machine gun fire from …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • strafe — 1. verb /stɹeɪf,strɑf/ a) To attack (ground targets) with automatic gunfire from a low flying aircraft. If the NPC is close to the player, he may also try using the tried and true Quake circle strafing technique. b) to sidestep; to move sideways… …   Wiktionary

  • strafe — [[t]streɪf, strɑf[/t]] v. strafed, straf•ing, n. 1) mil to attack (ground troops, etc.) with fire from low flying airplanes 2) mil a strafing attack • Etymology: 1915; extracted from the G propaganda slogan Gott strafe England may God punish… …   From formal English to slang

  • strafe — /straf / (say strahf), /streɪf / (say strayf) verb (t) (strafed, strafing) 1. to attack (ground troops or installations) by aircraft with machine gun fire. 2. to bombard heavily. 3. Colloquial to punish. –noun 4. an attack or assault. {German;… …  

  • strafe — strafer, n. /strayf, strahf/, v., strafed, strafing, n. v.t. 1. to attack (ground troops or installations) by airplanes with machine gun fire. 2. Slang. to reprimand viciously. n. 3. a strafing attack. [1910 15; < G strafen to punish] * * * …   Universalium

  • strafe —    (strayf) [German, from strafen: to punish] To attack people on the ground with machine gun fire from an airplane. In slang, to punish; to criticize severely.    Melvin writes romantic novels 62 so far and strafes the lives of all who amble… …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

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  • Strafing — is the practice of attacking ground targets from low flying aircraft. The term is usually applied to attack with aircraft mounted automatic weapons [ [http://usmilitary.about.com/od/glossarytermss/g/s5995.htm strafing ] ] , but may be applied to… …   Wikipedia

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