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splendid first strike

splendid first strike noun: an initial attack with nuclear weapons that disables the enemy's nuclear capability and thus prevents retaliation.

Noun

splendid first strike (plural splendid first strikes)

  1. An initial attack with nuclear weapons that disables the enemy's nuclear capability and thus prevents retaliation.

Forms of splendid first strike

pluralsplendid first strikes

Questions about splendid first strike

What does splendid first strike mean?
Splendid first strike means an initial attack with nuclear weapons that disables the enemy's nuclear capability and thus prevents retaliation.
What part of speech is splendid first strike?
Splendid first strike is a noun.
What is the plural of splendid first strike?
The plural of splendid first strike is splendid first strikes.

Words near splendid first strike in the dictionary

  1. splendent
  2. splendently
  3. splendid
  4. splendid fairywren
  5. splendid fairywrens
  6. splendid first strike
  7. splendid first strikes
  8. splendider
  9. splendidest
  10. splendidiferous
  11. splendidious

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