enemy positions
Foe-held terrain spots
Enemy positions are the locations where opposing military forces have established themselves—defensive fortifications, artillery placements, or troop concentrations.
The term appears in tactical and strategic contexts: Artillery targeted enemy positions on the ridge, Intelligence identified three enemy positions along the river.
The phrase implies fixed or semi-fixed locations rather than mobile forces.
- foxholesMilitary defensive excavations
- bunkersFortified underground chambers
- machine gun nestFortified automatic weapon position
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- fortificationsDefensive barriers against attack
artillery · flank · reconnaissance · intel · coordinates · grid reference · forward observer · targets · hostile · frontline · stronghold · outpost · perimeter · defensive · no man's land · advance · assault · scouts
enemy positionssafe haven
Protected place of shelter
protected zones · sanctuary · secure perimeter · demilitarized zone · defensive perimeter
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