| NOUN | act | preventive strike, preventive attack | a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces |
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| Meaning | A strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces. | |
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| Synonym | preventive attack | |
| Broader | strike | An attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective |
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