strafe meaning

strafe as a verb

1. attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane
   • civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender

   Type of: attack

   Related forms: strafer

strafe as a noun

1. 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

   Type of: attack

How to pronounce strafe

strafe is pronounced /streɪf/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with strafe

• safe
• chafe
• waif
• unsafe