circle strafe

A form of circle-strafe — To move around a target in circular fashion while facing it, in order to avoid counterattacks while attacking at close range.

Meanings

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

present singular third person circle strafes · participle present circle strafing · participle past circle strafed · past circle strafed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of circle-strafe.
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Chicago

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