Definition of strafes:
(v) :
(intransitive, video games) To sidestep; to move sideways without turning (a core mechanic of most first-person shooters).
(n) :
(video games) A sideways movement without turning.
(v) :
(transitive, military, aviation) To attack (ground targets) with automatic gunfire from a low-flying aircraft.
(v) :
(transitive, military, by extension) To rake (a target) with rapid or automatic gunfire.
(v) :
(transitive, military, figurative) To reprimand severely.
(n) :
An attack of machine-gun or cannon fire from a low-flying aircraft.