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alpha strike

alpha strike noun: a sudden, massive, devastating concentration of fire upon a single opponent in order to immediately neutralize the opponent with overwhelming force.

Noun

alpha strike (plural alpha strikes)

  1. A sudden, massive, devastating concentration of fire upon a single opponent in order to immediately neutralize the opponent with overwhelming force.
    • But you did specify naval gunfire, and so at that point... yeah, I think Invincible is pretty much the one that takes the cake for "most devastating alpha strike". Everything else either took a lot longer to die, or had to be hit by a lot more shells before it went boom.2021 March 28, Drachinifel, 2:27:18 from the start, in The Drydock - Episode 139, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2022

Forms of alpha strike

pluralalpha strikes

Questions about alpha strike

What does alpha strike mean?
Alpha strike means a sudden, massive, devastating concentration of fire upon a single opponent in order to immediately neutralize the opponent with overwhelming force.
What part of speech is alpha strike?
Alpha strike is a noun.
What is the plural of alpha strike?
The plural of alpha strike is alpha strikes.

Words near alpha strike in the dictionary

  1. alpha rhythm
  2. alpha roll
  3. alpha rolling
  4. alpha rolls
  5. Alpha Scorpii
  6. alpha strike
  7. alpha strikes
  8. Alpha Tauri
  9. alpha taxonomy
  10. alpha test
  11. alpha testing

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