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[From German (Gott) strafe (England), (God) punish (England), a common World War I slogan, from strafen, to punish, from Middle High German strāfen, to contest, admonish.]
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verb tr.
To attack (ground troops, for example) with a machine gun or cannon from a low-flying aircraft.
noun
An attack of machine-gun or cannon fire from a low-flying aircraft.
Etymology
From German (Gott) strafe (England), (God) punish (England), a common World War I slogan, from strafen, to punish, from Middle High German strafen, to contest, admonish.
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(DOD) The delivery of automatic weapons fire by aircraft on ground targets.
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Strafing is the practice of attacking ground targets from low-flying aircraft. The term is usually applied to attacks with aircraft-mounted automatic weapons,[1] but may be applied to attacks with bombs, though not high-level bomb delivery. By extension the term is sometimes applied to the firing of non-airborne automatic weapons while moving.
Strafing is frequently referred to as "Ground attack". Although the earliest use of military aircraft was for observation and directing of artillery strafing was frequently practiced in World War I. The trenches and supply columns were routinely attacked from the air using both small bombs and machine guns in the latter stages of the war, as mentioned in accounts left by numerous Royal Flying Corps pilots. One version of the Sopwith Camel scout plane was adapted for ground attack, being frequently employed in this way during 1918, as were other types of aircraft. Eddie Rickenbacker attacked a German artillery train at the Battle of St. Mihiel.[2]
World War II saw the advent of the ground-attack aircraft specifically designed for the task of strafing. Many such aircraft also utilised non-strafing attack methods such as bombs or rockets.
Less commonly, the term can be used to describe high-speed firing runs by fast boats or other high-speed naval craft using smaller-caliber weapons and targeting other craft or the shoreline, or to describe high-speed firing runs by land vehicles.[citation needed]
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The word is an adaptation of German strafen, to punish, specifically from the World War I humorous adaptation of the German catchphrase "Gott strafe England".[3]
This term has been adopted by certain gamers to mean "sidestepping", primarily in first-person shooters (FPS); in this context, it refers to the movement alone, even when no weapon is being fired. Sidestepping is an integral part of any first-person shooter as it allows the player to dodge incoming fire while keeping their view aimed at their target.
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| Translations: Strafe |
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - beskyde, bombardere, straffe, skælde ud
n. - beskydning, bombardement, straf
Nederlands (Dutch)
van dichtbij beschieten
Français (French)
v. tr. - mitrailler en rase-mottes, bombarder, (fig) punir, semoncer vertement
n. - (Mil, Aviat) mitraillage en rase-mottes, (fig) savon
Deutsch (German)
n. - Bombardierung
v. - bombardieren
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στρατ.) καταιγιστικά πυρά, σφυροκόπημα
v. - βομβαρδίζω καταιγιστικά, σφυροκοπώ, (μτφ.) κονιορτοποιώ, περιαδράχνω, κατσαδιάζω, βρίζω
Italiano (Italian)
attacco aereo a mitraglia, sgridata, punizione, mitragliare a bassa quota, sgridare, punire
Português (Portuguese)
v. - metralhar
Русский (Russian)
атака с бреющего полета, подвергать обстрелу, атаковать с бреющего полета, самолет-штурмовик, летчик-штурмовик
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - castigar, bombardear
n. - castigo, bombardeo
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - beskjutning, straff, vedergällning, utskällning
v. - beskjuta, bomba, skälla ut
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
猛烈炮轰, 用机枪扫射, 惩罚, 损害, 机枪扫射
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 猛烈炮轟, 用機槍掃射, 懲罰
n. - 猛烈炮轟, 損害, 機槍掃射
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 기총 소사하다, 벌하다
n. - 기종소사 , 맹공격
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 地上掃射する
n. - 機銃掃射
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) قصف بالقنابل و الرصاص (فعل) يقصف
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הפציץ, הוכיח, ייסר
n. - הפצצה, תוכחה
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