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horizontal escalation

horizontal escalation noun: the escalation of a conflict by attacking an additional geographic region, widening the scope.

Noun

horizontal escalation (uncountable)

  1. The escalation of a conflict by attacking an additional geographic region, widening the scope.

Questions about horizontal escalation

What does horizontal escalation mean?
Horizontal escalation means the escalation of a conflict by attacking an additional geographic region, widening the scope.
What part of speech is horizontal escalation?
Horizontal escalation is a noun.

Words near horizontal escalation in the dictionary

  1. horizontal bars
  2. horizontal categorification
  3. horizontal dancing
  4. horizontal divestiture
  5. horizontal divestitures
  6. horizontal escalation
  7. horizontal extension
  8. horizontal gene transfer
  9. horizontal gene transfers
  10. horizontal hostility
  11. horizontal hula

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