Definition of Strafe

1. Noun. An attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane. "The next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields"

Generic synonyms: Attack, Onrush, Onset, Onslaught

2. Verb. Attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane. "Civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender"
Generic synonyms: Assail, Attack
Derivative terms: Strafer

Definition of Strafe

1. to attack with machine-gun fire from an airplane [v STRAFED, STRAFING, STRAFES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Strafe

Strad
Stradavarius
straddle
straddled
straddler
straddlers
straddles
straddling
stradiot
stradiots
Stradivari
Stradivarius
strads
strae
straes
strafe (current term)
strafed
strafer
strafers
strafes
straff
straffed
straffing
straffs
strafing
strag
straggle
straggled
straggler
stragglers

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