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adj
Targeting an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: counterforce
verb
To target an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To make a counter estimate of something's value.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From counter- + value. The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., records the first use of the word in 1660 and the first use in the modern sense in 1965, where it is described as a "euphemism for attacking cities".
