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vertical escalation

vertical escalation noun: the escalation of a conflict by using more resources or more powerful weapons.

Noun

vertical escalation (uncountable)

  1. The escalation of a conflict by using more resources or more powerful weapons.

Questions about vertical escalation

What does vertical escalation mean?
Vertical escalation means the escalation of a conflict by using more resources or more powerful weapons.
What part of speech is vertical escalation?
Vertical escalation is a noun.

Words near vertical escalation in the dictionary

  1. vertical deflection
  2. vertical deflections
  3. vertical drinking
  4. vertical ellipses
  5. vertical ellipsis
  6. vertical escalation
  7. vertical farming
  8. vertical flute
  9. vertical flutes
  10. vertical garden
  11. vertical gardens

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