different between strafe vs trafe

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.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /st?e?f/
• (less commonly also) IPA^(key): /st??f/
• Rhymes: -e?f

Verb

strafe (third-person singular simple present strafes, present participle strafing, simple past and past participle strafed)

1. (transitive) To attack (ground targets) with automatic gunfire from a low-flying aircraft.
2. (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.

Translations

Noun

strafe (plural strafes)

1. An attack of machine-gun or cannon fire from a low-flying aircraft.
2. (video games) A sideways movement without turning.

Translations

References

Anagrams

• afters, farest, faster, freats

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??t?a?f?/

Verb

strafe

1. first-person singular and imperative of strafen

English

Adjective

trafe (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of treyf

Anagrams

• after, after-, aftre, frate, freat, freta, rafte

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?trafe/
• Hyphenation: tra?fe
• Rhymes: -afe

Adverb

trafe

1. accurately, on target, to the point