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first strike
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first strike
(noun)
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first strike
noun
plural
first strikes
first strike
noun
plural
first strikes
Learner's definition of FIRST STRIKE
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a nuclear attack against an enemy before the enemy can attack
launch a
first strike
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— first–strike
adjective
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always used before a noun
a
first-strike
capability/threat
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