strafe
See also: Strafe
English
Etymology
From German strafe (“punish”) (a conjugated form of strafen), from phrases like "Gott strafe England" ("God punish England") which the British saw during the First World War.[1][2]
Verb
strafe (third-person singular simple present strafes, present participle strafing, simple past and past participle strafed)
- (transitive) To attack (ground targets) with automatic gunfire from a low-flying aircraft.
- (intransitive, video games) To sidestep; to move sideways without turning (a core mechanic of most first-person shooters).
- 2001, Jana Hallford, Swords and circuitry: a designer's guide to computer role playing games:
- If the NPC is close to the player, he may also try using the tried-and-true Quake circle-strafing technique.
- 2007, Stephen Cawood, Pat McGee, Microsoft XNA Game Studio Creator's Guide:
- A strafe is a side-to-side camera movement. If you're a fan of first-person shooter games, you know how fundamental strafing can be to a game.
- 2001, Jana Hallford, Swords and circuitry: a designer's guide to computer role playing games:
Translations
to attack with automatic gunfire
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Noun
strafe (plural strafes)
- An attack of machine-gun or cannon fire from a low-flying aircraft.
- (video games) A sideways movement without turning.
- 2004, Marc Saltzman, Game Creation and Careers: Insider Secrets from Industry Experts
- 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
Translations
an attack from a low-flying aircraft
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References
- “strafe” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
- The Handbook of Historical Sociolinguistics (2012, →ISBN)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁaːfə/
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