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strafes

strafes is the plural of strafe.

Meaning of strafe

Noun

strafe (plural strafes)

  1. (World-War-I) A heavy artillery bombardment.
    • They were unfortunate, for a well-aimed shell during a German evening strafe demolished the apple tree and the nest.1917, H.Thoburn-Clarke, “Nesting Mothers of Battle Zone: Bird Life Where Cannons Roar”, in Current History, volume 6, number 1, page 142
  2. An attack of machine-gun or cannon fire from a low-flying aircraft.
  3. A sideways movement without turning.
    • We also have added a new game control called the "defensive strafe," in which the user can press a button and stay facing forward.2004, Marc Saltzman, Game Creation and Careers: Insider Secrets from Industry Experts

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Phrases with strafes

Questions about strafes

What is strafes the plural of?
Strafes is the plural of strafe.

Words near strafes in the dictionary

  1. Strads
  2. strafe
  3. strafed
  4. strafer
  5. strafers
  6. strafes
  7. Straffan
  8. Strafford
  9. Strafford County
  10. Straffordian
  11. Straffordians

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