strafe

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [streyf, strahf]
- /streɪf, strɑf/
- /streɪf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [streyf, strahf]
- /streɪf, strɑf/

Definitions of strafe word

verb with object strafe to attack (ground troops or installations) by airplanes with machine-gun fire. 1
verb with object strafe Slang. to reprimand viciously. 1
noun strafe a strafing attack. 1
transitive verb strafe attack from the air with machine guns 1
noun strafe air raid with machine guns 1
verb strafe To strafe an enemy means to attack them with a lot of bombs or bullets from a low-flying aircraft. 0

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Origin of strafe

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Strafe

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Strafe

strafe popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for strafe

verb strafe

barraging — Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.
blitzed — inebriated; drunk
blitzing — Military. an overwhelming all-out attack, especially a swift ground attack using armored units and air support. an intensive aerial bombing.
blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
bomb — A bomb is a device which explodes and damages or destroys a large area.

All 20 Synonyms of strafe