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MILITARY POSITION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
Synonyms:
military position; position
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("military position" is a kind of...):
point (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "military position"):
ground (a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle))
line (a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops))
