strike forcenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈstraɪk ˌfɔːs/us/ˈstraɪk ˌfɔːrs/a group of people, especially soldiers or police officers, who are organized and trained to take strong, sudden action to stop something harmful or unpleasant from continuing:
We need a multinational strike force to combat drug trafficking.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Attacking & invading
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- blitz
- blitz
- cyberwarfare
- engage
- engagement
- going-over
- incursion
- invade
- invader
- offensive
- reducer
- rip into sb/sth
- rush
- sack
- sacking
- sally
- sortie
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