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line of attack

line of attack noun: an approach to addressing a problem.

Noun

line of attack (plural lines of attack)

  1. (idiomatic) An approach to addressing a problem.
    • Our current fix is not working. We need a different line of attack.
  2. (idiomatic) A severe criticism.

Forms of line of attack

plurallines of attack

Questions about line of attack

What does line of attack mean?
Line of attack means an approach to addressing a problem.
What part of speech is line of attack?
Line of attack is a noun.
What is the plural of line of attack?
The plural of line of attack is lines of attack.

Words near line of attack in the dictionary

  1. line numbers
  2. line of 7
  3. line of 7s
  4. Line of Actual Control
  5. line of apsides
  6. line of attack
  7. line of battle
  8. line of battle ship
  9. line of battle ships
  10. line of beauty
  11. line of best fit

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