first strike
noun [C]Definition
› in a nuclear war, an attack intended to destroy the enemy's ability to fire before they have had an opportunity to do soDetonation and bombardment
(Definition of first strike noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- air raid noun
- airstrike noun
- blanket bombing noun
- blitz noun (ATTACK)
- blitzkrieg noun
- detonator noun
- direct hit noun
- dive-bomb verb
- go off phrasal verb (EXPLODE)
- let loose sth idiom
- let sth off phrasal verb
- mine detector noun
- mine verb (BOMB)
- release verb (MAKE FREE)
- shell verb (EXPLOSIVE)
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- strike home idiom
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