human wave
Overwhelming infantry assault
Human wave describes a military tactic of massing infantry for frontal assault, overwhelming defenders through sheer numbers rather than firepower or maneuver: The commander ordered human wave attacks despite heavy casualties.
The term often carries connotations of disregard for soldiers' lives.
Separately, human wave (or simply the wave) is the rippling motion created when successive sections of a stadium crowd stand and raise their arms.
- assaultViolent offensive act
- chargeCost or accusation
- attackAggressive act against another
- swarmMass of moving insects
- massQuantity of matter
troops · infantry · overwhelming · sacrifice · casualties · rush · advance · offensive · horde · flood · tide · soldiers · shock troops · cannon fodder · frontal · desperate · last resort · relentless
- crowd movementstampede, surge, crowd surge, rush, mob
- fan culturecrowd chant, face paint, foam finger, tailgating, rally towel
- tacticsmaneuver, counter-attack, gambit, ambush, counterstrike
- infantry tacticsfire and maneuver, flanking maneuver, battle drills, defensive positions, ambush tactics
- military tacticstactics, flanking, maneuver, ambush, battle formations
- numerical advantageoutnumber, majority, surplus, man advantage, strength in numbers
human waveprecision strike
Targeted military attack
surgical strike · sniper attack · special operations · commando raid · guerrilla warfare
human waveforce multiplier
Increases effective strength applied
measured response · quality over quantity · surgical intervention
human, wave, humans, humanly, humane, inhumane, humanity, humanize, humanization