| 单词 | objective point |
| 释义 | > as lemmasobjective point objective point n. (a) Military = sense B. 4a; (b) (in general use) a place or goal aimed at (rare). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > [noun] > object of attack target1756 objective point1846 civilian target1915 1846 United Service Mag. Apr. 572 In the operations of modern war, the capital, the centre of power, is naturally the objective point of an invader. 1865 Spectator 4 Feb. 117 No light as to his next ‘objective point’, as the slang phrase goes, has yet been gained. 1890 Times 27 Dec. 9/1 When the railway is extended to Mafeking, the objective point in Mashona-land is still 800 miles from the base. 1917 E. R. Burroughs Princess of Mars viii. 74 It seems that each green warrior has certain objective points for his fire under relatively identical circumstances of warfare. < as lemmas |
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