strafing
Low aerial attack
Strafing is attacking ground targets with gunfire from a low-flying aircraft.
Fighter planes strafe enemy positions, raking them with bullets in a single pass: The village was strafed by government aircraft.
In video games, strafing means moving sideways while facing forward—a lateral dodge that keeps your aim steady while evading fire.
Rapid-fire automatic firearm
- bulletsFirearm projectiles
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- tracerPath-marking projectile
muzzle · burst · salvo · volley · barrage · casings · cartridge · magazine
Headfirst water entry
cockpit · altitude · airspace · fighter · warplane · bomber · jet · aircraft
Aggressive act against another
- assaultViolent offensive act
- raidSudden armed incursion
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- targetingSelecting as objective
infantry · casualties · enemy · hostile · engagement · tactical · military · combat
Fastening with pointed fasteners
- suppressiveTending to restrain
- flankingAt the sides of
- advancingMoving in forward direction
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
entrenchment · fortification · barricade · concealment · smokescreen · protection · shelter · battlefield
Reappear after dying digitally
- killstreakSequential eliminations without death
- shooterOne who fires weapons
- FPSVideo smoothness metric
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
aiming · crosshairs · headshot · camping · spawn · frag · deathmatch · controller
machine-gun
Rapid-fire automatic firearm
- bulletsFirearm projectiles
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
tracer · muzzle · burst · salvo · volley · barrage · casings · cartridge · magazine · recoil
dive
Headfirst water entry
sortie · cockpit · altitude · airspace · fighter · warplane · bomber · jet · aircraft · aviation
attack
Aggressive act against another
targeting · infantry · casualties · enemy · hostile · engagement · tactical · military · combat · munitions
pinning
Fastening with pointed fasteners
- suppressiveTending to restrain
- flankingAt the sides of
- advancingMoving in forward direction
retreat · entrenchment · fortification · barricade · concealment · smokescreen · protection · shelter · battlefield · neutralize
respawn
Reappear after dying digitally
- killstreakSequential eliminations without death
- shooterOne who fires weapons
- FPSVideo smoothness metric
multiplayer · aiming · crosshairs · headshot · camping · spawn · frag · deathmatch · controller · mouse
- gamingvideo games, buff, games, PlayStation 4, gameplay
- game mechanicslevels, rules, cooldown, points, health points
- shootersshooter, sniper, rifle, pistol, shotgun
- war violencemassacre, bombardment, bombing, shelling, combat
- Air Combatair strike, airstrikes, fighter pilot, bombing run, combat aircraft
- air raidsair raid, air strike, bombing, raid, bomb
strafingbombing
Attack with explosives
carpet bombing · dive bombing · precision bombing · missile strike · artillery bombardment
strafingdefending
Protecting against harm
holding fire · retreating · withdrawing · ceasefire · standing down
- strafing runLow-altitude aerial assault