OnsetWordNet Explorer
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noun
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
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activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
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the military forces of a nation
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an attack by ground troops
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an impetuous rush toward someone or something
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a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai'
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an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
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an attack that penetrates into enemy territory