retaliatory strike

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• strike — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 industrial protest ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ short ▪ one day, two day, etc. ▪ 24 hour, 48 hour …   Collocations dictionary

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• retaliatory — adj. Retaliatory is used with these nouns: ↑attack, ↑raid, ↑strike, ↑tariff …   Collocations dictionary

• strike force — noun Date: 1955 1. an armed force equipped to deliver a strong offensive or retaliatory blow 2. a team of federal agents assigned to investigate organized crime in a specific area …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• first-strike — adjective see first strike * * * firstˈ strike adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑first * * * first strike «FURST STRYK», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. (of a nuclear weapon or force) designed or intended for use only in an initial attack: »Weapons openly… …   Useful english dictionary

• sec|ond-strike — «SEHK uhnd STRYK», adjective. 1. (of a nuclear weapon or force) able to retaliate or strike back after a nuclear attack: »a second strike nuclear weapon or force. 2. of retaliation; retaliatory: »second strike capability …   Useful english dictionary