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human wave

human wave noun: a frontal assault by unprotected densely concentrated infantry against the enemy line.

Noun

human wave (plural human waves)

  1. (informal) A frontal assault by unprotected densely concentrated infantry against the enemy line.
    • human wave tactics
    • human wave assault

Forms of human wave

pluralhuman waves

Questions about human wave

What does human wave mean?
Human wave means a frontal assault by unprotected densely concentrated infantry against the enemy line.
What part of speech is human wave?
Human wave is a noun.
What is the plural of human wave?
The plural of human wave is human waves.

Words near human wave in the dictionary

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  2. human touch
  3. human trafficker
  4. human traffickers
  5. human trafficking
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  8. human year
  9. human years
  10. human zoo
  11. human zoos

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