ground offensive
Troops advance forward
A ground offensive is a military operation in which forces advance on foot and in land vehicles, as distinguished from air strikes or naval bombardments.
The term emphasizes sustained forward movement to capture territory or engage enemy forces directly: Coalition troops launched a ground offensive after weeks of aerial bombing.
In broader use, it can describe any coordinated campaign requiring physical presence on the ground.
Fierce, overwhelming assault
- chargeCost or accusation
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
- stormingAttacking with force
breach · thrust · sally · overrun · pincer · flanking · encirclement · push
Deliberate tactical movement
- advanceMove or progress forward
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- flankingAt the sides of
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
feint · attrition · blitzkrieg · siege · pincer · campaign · logistics · objective
Ground combat troops
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- platoonSmall infantry formation
- brigadeLarge military unit
division · regiment · artillery · tanks · armor · mechanized · marines · cavalry
Combat's forward position
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- beachheadSecured landing zone
- bridgeheadSecured enemy-side position
- salientNotably prominent
sector · flank · perimeter · fortification · bunker · foxhole · position · stronghold
onslaught
Fierce, overwhelming assault
storming · breach · thrust · sally · overrun · pincer · flanking · encirclement · push · spearhead
maneuver
Deliberate tactical movement
- advanceMove or progress forward
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- flankingAt the sides of
reconnaissance · feint · attrition · blitzkrieg · siege · pincer · campaign · logistics · objective · deployment
infantry
Ground combat troops
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- platoonSmall infantry formation
brigade · division · regiment · artillery · tanks · armor · mechanized · marines · cavalry · sappers
frontline
Combat's forward position
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- beachheadSecured landing zone
- bridgeheadSecured enemy-side position
salient · sector · flank · perimeter · fortification · bunker · foxhole · position · stronghold · outpost
- Arab-Israeli WarsSix-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Suez Crisis, war of attrition, Israel
- military attacksair strike, bombing raid, commando raid, guerrilla raid, night raid
- military tacticstactics, flanking, maneuver, ambush, battle formations
- ChechnyaChechens, adat
ground offensiveair strike
Aerial military assault
aerial bombardment · air campaign · airstrike · bombing raid · air assault
ground offensivedefensive position
Fortified spot for resistance
retreat · entrenchment · fortification · holding action · defensive perimeter
ground offensivepeace talks
Formal conflict-resolution discussions
ceasefire · armistice · diplomatic negotiations · peace treaty · truce
ground, offensive, grounds, grounded, grounding, groundless, groundwork, offend, offends