| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| japani | 掃射 (sōsha) |
| ranska | attaquer, assaillir, bombarder, straffer, strafer, esquiver |
| suomi | tulittaa, tulitus, liikkua sivusuunnassa, liikkua sivuttain |
| Partisiipin perfekti | strafed |
| Imperfekti | strafed |
| Partisiipin preesens | strafing |
| Monikko | strafes |
| Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | strafes |
(transitive, military, aviation) To attack (ground targets) with automatic gunfire from a low-flying aircraft.
A German vehicle column destroyed by ground-attack aircraft close to Arnhem, 23 September 1944
(World War I) A heavy artillery bombardment.
The Strafing, C. R. W. Nevinson, 1916, collection Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent
An attack of machine-gun or cannon fire from a low-flying aircraft.
A-10 Thunderbolt-II 30mm GAU-8 cannon conducting a strafing run against suspected Taliban machine-gun crew, footage captured by overhead U.S military-operated reconnaissance drone, Afghanistan.
(video games) A sideways movement without turning.
The blue player circle strafes counterclockwise around their red adversary, while firing continually. Red, unable to keep track of the moving blue player (and failing to lead the target), misses their shots.
(intransitive, video games) To sidestep; to move sideways without turning (a core mechanic of most first-person shooters).
A diagrammatical explanation of straferunning