wargame
wargame is the alternative spelling of war game.
Meaning of war game
Noun
war game (plural war games)
- A simulation (by whatever means, physical or digital), for training and strategy purposes, of a military operation involving two or more opposing forces using rules, data, and procedures designed to depict an actual or assumed real-life situation.
- Well, the WOPR [War Operations Planning Response] spends all it's time thinking about World War III. Twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year, it plays an endless series of war games using all available information on the state of the world. The WOPR has already fought World War III as a game time...1983, Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes, WarGames, spoken by Paul Richter
- Synonyms:
- military exercise, training exercise
- A game, for entertainment or edutainment purposes, that simulates or represents a military operation.
Forms of wargame
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | wargames |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | wargames |
| present participle | wargaming |
| past participle | wargamed |
| past | wargamed |
Questions about wargame
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- Wargame is the alternative spelling of war game.
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