strafe

About 0.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

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.
4. verb To sidestep; to move sideways without turning (a core mechanic of most first-person shooters).
5. noun A heavy artillery bombardment.
6. noun An attack of machine-gun or cannon fire from a low-flying aircraft.
7. noun A sideways movement without turning.

Similar words

blast shell airstrike drone beat up shoot trigger frag blow from a gun fire

Often followed by

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Word family

strafed strafer strafers strafes strafing