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A.Word.A.Day--strafe Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio strafe (strayf) verb tr. To attack (ground troops, for example) with a machine gun or cannon from a low-flying aircraft. noun An attack of machine-gun or cannon fire from a low-flying aircraft. [From German (Gott) strafe (England), (God) punish (England), a common World War I slogan, from strafen, to punish, from Middle High German strafen, to contest, admonish.] "An AP reporter took shelter behind some rocks on the edge of the village of Dachu-Borzoi as helicopters swooped down to strafe the woods." Russians, Rebels Fight `Street by Street', Greensboro News & Record, Jan 20, 2000. This week's theme: loanwords from German. X-Bonus The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team. -John Wooden

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