PREVENTIVE ATTACK

Pronunciation (US):

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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 attack" is a kind of...):

strike (an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective)

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