military action

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noun

a military engagement
- he saw action in Korea
• Syn:
action
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
group action
• Hyponyms:
amphibious landing, battle, conflict, fight, engagement,
blockade, encirclement, defense, defence, defensive measure, electronic warfare,
EW, police action, resistance, saber rattling, sabre rattling, sortie,
sally, war, warfare