HyperDic: sabre_rattling

English > 1 sense of the expression sabre rattling:
NOUNactsabre rattling, saber rattlingthe ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)
English > sabre rattling: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used).
Synonymsaber rattling
Broadermilitary action, actionA military engagement

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