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Strawed vs Strafed - What's the difference?

strawed | strafed |

As an adjective strawed

is having a particular kind of straw.

As a verb strafed is

past tense of strafe.

strawed

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having a particular kind of straw.
  • a short-strawed variety of rice
  • Covered with straw.
  • * 2010 , C. J. C. Phillips, Principles of Cattle Production (page 103)
  • Strawed yards provide cattle with free access to an area with deep, soft bedding, but there are no individual beds.

    strafed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (strafe)

  • strafe

    English

    Verb

    (straf)
  • To attack (ground targets) with automatic gunfire from a low-flying aircraft.
  • (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.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

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