Past tense of strafe

Forms of strafe

Strafed in a sentence

• A deluge of Ben Franklins, Ulysses Grants, and Andrew Jacksons strafed the ground.2004, Peter Plate, chapter 23, in Fogtown: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Seven Stories Press, →ISBN, page 156. From the entry Ulysses Grant
• They strafed Shihshou and along the eastern shore of the great Tungting Lake.[1980, Wanda Cornelius, Thayne Short, “The Twenty-third Fighter Group: November-December 1943”, in Ding Hao: America's Air War in China…. From the entry Shishou
• Once there, he took cover beneath a truck as unchallenged Zeros strafed the neatly parked MAG-21 aircraft and the base facilities.2010, Eric Hammel, Coral and Blood: The U.S. Marine Corps’ Pacific Campaign, page 55. From the entry hotfoot
• With their uncorked engine exhaust snarling, the B-25s zoomed over the twin spires of the impressive white cathedral and strafed several supply dumps alongside the waterfront.2013, Bruce Gamble, Target: Rabaul, →ISBN, page 155. From the entry uncorked

Meaning of strafe

1. verb To attack (ground targets) with automatic gunfire from a low-flying aircraft.
2. verb To rake (a target) with rapid or automatic gunfire.
3. verb To reprimand severely.

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Questions about the past tense of strafe

What is the past tense of strafe?

The past tense of strafe is strafed.

What is the past participle of strafe?

The past participle of strafe is strafed.

Is strafe a regular or irregular verb?

Strafe is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.