surgical strikenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌsɜː.dʒɪ.kəl ˈstraɪk/us/ˌsɝː.dʒɪ.kəl ˈstraɪk/a type of military attack that is made in an exact way on a particular place:
A surgical strike was carried out on the enemy's military headquarters.
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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