Strafe
verb
To repeatedly attack from the air with guns or bombs.
The aircrafts strafed the city during the war.
Often appears as...
- strafe the area
- strafe the enemy
verb
To criticize harshly or punish severely.
The movie was strafed by the critics for its poor script.
Often appears as...
- strafe with words
- strafe with criticism
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To repeatedly attack from the air with guns or bombs.
The aircrafts strafed the city during the war.
Often appears as...
- strafe the area
- strafe the enemy
verb
To criticize harshly or punish severely.
The movie was strafed by the critics for its poor script.
Often appears as...
- strafe with words
- strafe with criticism
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Air Attacks
Specifically used to describe aerial assaults in a military context.
Fighter planes strafed the military base at dawn.
Pro Tip 2/3Repeated Action
Implies multiple passes over the target, not just a single attack.
The enemy was strafed multiple times until they retreated.
Pro Tip 3/3Precision
Suggests precise attacking, often to avoid collateral damage.
The mission was to strafe only the enemy's artillery positions.
Pro Tip 1/3Air Attacks
Specifically used to describe aerial assaults in a military context.
Fighter planes strafed the military base at dawn.
Pro Tip 2/3Repeated Action
Implies multiple passes over the target, not just a single attack.
The enemy was strafed multiple times until they retreated.
Pro Tip 3/3Precision
Suggests precise attacking, often to avoid collateral damage.
The mission was to strafe only the enemy's artillery positions.
Pro Tip 1/3Air Attacks
Specifically used to describe aerial assaults in a military context.
Fighter planes strafed the military base at dawn.
Pro Tip 2/3Repeated Action
Implies multiple passes over the target, not just a single attack.
The enemy was strafed multiple times until they retreated.
Pro Tip 3/3Precision
Suggests precise attacking, often to avoid collateral damage.
The mission was to strafe only the enemy's artillery positions.
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Video examples
Sebastian Junger: Why...
and incredibly scared afterwards, and that fear that comes afterwards can last years. I haven't been shot at in six years, and I was woken up very abruptly this morning by a nightmare that I was being strafed by aircraft, six years later. I've never even been strafed by aircraft, and I was having nightmares about it.
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Submarine Rescues...
The Avenger aircraft strafed the Japanese vessels.
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Sebastian Junger: Why...
and incredibly scared afterwards, and that fear that comes afterwards can last years. I haven't been shot at in six years, and I was woken up very abruptly this morning by a nightmare that I was being strafed by aircraft, six years later. I've never even been strafed by aircraft, and I was having nightmares about it.
Video examples
Submarine Rescues...
The Avenger aircraft strafed the Japanese vessels.
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Quote examples
Patty Jenkins
American Director
My father wanted to be a hero. He went to the Air Force Academy, was valedictorian, and then he found himself strafing villagers in Vietnam in a war he didn't want to be in and didn't understand. He was extremely conflicted about the line where he went from being the good guy to possibly being the bad guy.
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Charlie Sheen
American Actor
I'm dealing with fools and trolls and soft targets. It's just strafing runs in my underwear before my first cup of coffee. I don't have time for these clowns.
Quote examples
Patty Jenkins
American Director
My father wanted to be a hero. He went to the Air Force Academy, was valedictorian, and then he found himself strafing villagers in Vietnam in a war he didn't want to be in and didn't understand. He was extremely conflicted about the line where he went from being the good guy to possibly being the bad guy.
Quote examples
Charlie Sheen
American Actor
I'm dealing with fools and trolls and soft targets. It's just strafing runs in my underwear before my first cup of coffee. I don't have time for these clowns.
Example 1 of 2
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