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单词 delaying action
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delaying action


noun Military.

a maneuver in which a defensive force delays the advance of a superior enemy force by withdrawing while inflicting the maximum destruction possible without engaging in decisive combat.

Words nearby delaying action

delayed reaction, delayed speech, delayed stress reaction, delayer, delayering, delaying action, delay line, delay screen, Delbert, Delbet's sign, Delbrück
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British Dictionary definitions for delaying action

delaying action

noun

a measure or measures taken to gain time, as when weaker military forces harass the advance of a superior enemy without coming to a pitched battle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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