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post-kinetic

post-kinetic adjective: following destructive warfare.

Adjective

post-kinetic (not comparable)

  1. (euphemistic) Following destructive warfare.
    • These village kits were created to support the rifle companies in their post-kinetic activities, leader engagements, and mitigation of combat operations.2007, Peter Pigott, Canada in Afghanistan: The War So Far
    • ...the speed necessary for post-kinetic stabilization in Baghdad and Anbar.2007, United States Congress, Securing America's Interest in Iraq

Origin of post-kinetic

From post- + kinetic.

Questions about post-kinetic

What does post-kinetic mean?
Post-kinetic means following destructive warfare.
What part of speech is post-kinetic?
Post-kinetic is an adjective.

Words near post-kinetic in the dictionary

  1. post-it notes
  2. post-its
  3. post-judgment
  4. post-juvenile
  5. post-juveniles
  6. post-kinetic
  7. post-ladies
  8. post-lady
  9. post-left
  10. post-leftist
  11. post-leftists

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