attack tone-beginning | a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase |
attack | an offensive move in a sport or game, they won the game with a -hit attack in the th inning |
attack attempt | the act of attacking, attacks on women increased last year, they made an attempt on his life |
approach attack plan of attack | ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation, his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons, an attack on inflation, his plan of attack was misguided |
biological warfare BW biological attack biologic attack bioattack | the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food |
attack onslaught onset onrush | (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons), the attack began at dawn |
air raid air attack | an attack by armed planes on a surface target |
ground attack | an attack by ground troops |
banzai attack banzai charge | a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties, originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai' |
diversion diversionary attack | an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack |
preventive strike preventive attack | a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces |
attack | strong criticism, he published an unexpected attack on my work |
surprise attack coup de main | an attack without warning |
terrorist attack | a surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims |
attack dog | a watchdog trained to attack on command |
aircraft carrier carrier flattop attack aircraft carrier | a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings |
attack submarine | a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping |
fighter fighter aircraft attack aircraft | a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air |
Joint Direct Attack Munition JDAM | a pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs |
fire attack flak flack blast | intense adverse criticism, Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party, the government has come under attack, don't give me any flak |
warning of attack | a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends to launch an attack in the near future |
scare panic attack | a sudden attack of fear |
weather weather condition conditions atmospheric condition | the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation, they were hoping for good weather, every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception, the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow |
attack | the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent), the film was sensitive to attack by acids, open to attack by the elements |
angle of attack | the acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoil |
conditions | the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare, hazardous working conditions, harsh living conditions |
conditions | the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process, there were wide variations in the conditions of observation |
noise conditions | the condition of being noisy (as in a communication channel) |
ski conditions | the amount and state of snow for skiing |
attack | a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition, an attack of diarrhea |
anxiety attack | a sudden acute episode of intense anxiety and feelings of panic |
heart attack | a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function |
asthma asthma attack bronchial asthma | respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing, usually of allergic origin |
transient ischemic attack TIA | brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply, symptoms depend on the site of the blockage |
meteorological conditions | the prevailing environmental conditions as they influence the prediction of weather |
attack | begin to injure, The cancer cells are attacking his liver, Rust is attacking the metal |
attack | set to work upon, turn one's energies vigorously to a task, I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed |
attack round b assail lash out b snipe b assault | attack in speech or writing, The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker |
attack aggress | take the initiative and go on the offensive, The Serbs attacked the village at night, The visiting team started to attack |
attack assail | launch an attack or assault on, begin hostilities or start warfare with, Hitler attacked Poland on September , and started World War II, Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week |
assail assault set on attack | attack someone physically or emotionally, The mugger assaulted the woman, Nightmares assailed him regularly |
under attack(p) under fire(p) | subjected to enemy attack or censure, an official under fire for mismanagement |