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protective reaction

protective reaction noun: the bombing of enemy targets, ostensibly in self-defense.

Noun

protective reaction (countable and uncountable, plural protective reactions)

  1. (euphemistic) The bombing of enemy targets, ostensibly in self-defense.

Forms of protective reaction

pluralprotective reactions

Questions about protective reaction

What does protective reaction mean?
Protective reaction means the bombing of enemy targets, ostensibly in self-defense.
What part of speech is protective reaction?
Protective reaction is a noun.
What is the plural of protective reaction?
The plural of protective reaction is protective reactions.

Words near protective reaction in the dictionary

  1. protective letter
  2. protective letters
  3. protective order
  4. protective orders
  5. protective pants
  6. protective reaction
  7. protective reactions
  8. protectively
  9. protectiveness
  10. protectives
  11. protectivity

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