Meaning of Offensive | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An attack.
   countable
2. offensive (posture of attacking or being able to attack)
3. The posture of attacking or being able to attack.
   uncountable
4. attack, offensive

Equivalents

Examples

“The Marines today launched a major offensive.”

“In Central Hupeh, the Japanese launched another offensive from the Kingshan region, but instead of moving southwestward to cooperate with another column of theirs to capture Shasi, this column swerved to the northwest and succeeded in capturing Chunghsiang on the Han River.”

“By the summer of 1939, a stringent military blockade had been imposed on the Shen-Kan-Ning. In the winter of 1939–1940, the Nationalists launched an offensive against the outskirts of the Border Region. Thereafter, blockhouses were erected, 200,000 KMT troops were stationed around the Shen-Kan-Ning, and all economic aid to the Communists was suspended.”

“Israel has launched a major aerial and ground offensive into the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, its biggest military operation in the Palestinian territory in years, in what it described as an “extensive counter-terrorism effort”.”

“He took the offensive in the press, accusing his opponent of corruption.”

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