单词 | attrition warfare |
释义 | > as lemmasattrition warfare attrition warfare n. Military the military strategy of waging a war of attrition (see Phrases); cf. attrit v. 2. ΚΠ 1917 Jonesboro (Arkansas) Daily Tribune 29 May 2/2 Were it possible to break through the German lines and destroy the enemy’s armies,..the war could be won promptly, and the attrition warfare of the submarine defeated. 1977 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Dec. 1471/5 To apply one's own strength against the weakest points of the enemy array rather than to muster strength against strength, as in attrition warfare. 1991 T. Dupuy How to defeat Saddam Hussein vii. 82 The ‘Bulldozer’ concept is unadulterated attrition warfare. 2012 Toronto Star (Nexis) 28 Apr. wd1 This is like attrition warfare. There is no frontal assault that ends it all. < as lemmas |
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