HyperDic: preventive_attack

English > 1 sense of the expression preventive attack:
NOUNactpreventive attack, preventive strikea strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces
English > preventive attack: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces.
Synonympreventive strike
BroaderstrikeAn attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective

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