verb
definition
To attack (ground targets) with automatic gunfire from a low-flying aircraft.
definition
To sidestep; to move sideways without turning (a core mechanic of most first-person shooters).
noun
definition
The act of one who strafes.
Examples of strafing in a Sentence
What really worked were the strafing shoulder buttons.
In addition, the attacking planes would fly low, strafing the emergency personnel with machine gun fire.
Mr Hansen said Israeli combat helicopters had been strafing residential areas.
The movement was smooth and felt good after a while, since I was use to strafing with the X and B buttons on many Dreamcast first person shooters.
For instance, when strafing, the lower portion of the body turns in the direction of the strafe (naturally).
But when you want to change strafing directions, there is a slight moment where the mech has to turn that lower part in that direction before he starts moving that way.
Missiles sound like missiles, explosions like explosions and a 30 foot strafing mech sounds like a 30 foot strafing mech.
But in Killzone, strafing is also very, very helpful.
They'll fire on you, and when they do, start strafing while closing the gap.
Despite numerous bombing and strafing runs by German aircraft, they all arrived safely back in Ramsgate about 12 hours after they departed.
One group of US planes struck 60 miles south of Hanoi today while bombing and strafing guerrilla positions.