Preventive strike (original) (raw)
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces
Synonyms:
preventive attack; preventive strike
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("preventive strike" is a kind of...):
strike (an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective)