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holding action

holding action noun: an attack designed to prevent an enemy from attacking, or from moving its position.

Noun

holding action (plural holding actions)

  1. An attack designed to prevent an enemy from attacking, or from moving its position

Forms of holding action

pluralholding actions

Questions about holding action

What does holding action mean?
Holding action means an attack designed to prevent an enemy from attacking, or from moving its position.
What part of speech is holding action?
Holding action is a noun.
What is the plural of holding action?
The plural of holding action is holding actions.

Words near holding action in the dictionary

  1. holding a gun to someone's head
  2. holding a light
  3. holding a mirror to
  4. holding a mirror up to
  5. holding a torch for
  6. holding action
  7. holding actions
  8. holding against
  9. holding all of the aces
  10. holding all of the cards
  11. holding all the aces

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