first strikenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌfɜːst ˈstraɪk/us/ˌfɝːst ˈstraɪk/in a nuclear war, an attack intended to destroy the enemy's ability to fire before they have had an opportunity to do so
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Detonation & bombardment
- air raid
- airstrike
- blanket bombing
- blitz
- blitz
- detonator
- direct hit
- dive-bomb
- firebomb
- go off
- let loose sth idiom
- let sth off
- mine
- shoot
- shoot sth down
- shooting
- strafe
- strike
- strike home idiom
- torpedo
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