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noun • the initial use of nuclear weapons to attack a country that also has nuclear weapons; considered feasible only when the attacker can destroy the other country's ability to retaliate | ||||
| 18% | 4 | Military move | ||
noun • a sudden short attack • an attempt by speculators to defraud investors verb • search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on • enter someone else's territory and take spoils • take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock • search for something needed or desired | ||||
| 18% | 4 | Baseball move that aims to move a runner closer to home | ||
noun • (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball or softball lightly by holding the bat in a stationary position rather than swinging it • disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores • similar to Tilletia caries • fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores verb • hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance • to strike, thrust or shove against | ||||
Nondefensive Military Move
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| New York Times26 Feb 2003 | Across 17 | |
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