militarily
Through armed conflict
In a military manner or with respect to military matters.
Militarily describes actions, strategies, or assessments related to armed forces: The country is militarily superior to its neighbors, Militarily, the operation was a success.
It often appears in contexts weighing military considerations against diplomatic or economic ones: Militarily feasible but politically costly.
Collective military weapons
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- tankLarge storage vessel
- warshipArmed naval vessel
- fighterOne who engages in combat
missile · ammunition · helmet · kevlar · grenade · submarine · drone · camouflage
Organized effort toward goal
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
reconnaissance · amphibious · airborne · theater · siege · patrol · counterinsurgency · evacuation
Violent offensive act
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
- blitzkriegFast, overwhelming military campaign
airstrike · raid · offensive · attack · strike · advance · charge · salvo
Established body of teachings
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- national securitySafeguarding a country's interests
intelligence · asymmetric warfare · balance of power · command structure · geopolitics · grand strategy · escalation · brinkmanship
Organized land-based military
- navyMaritime military force
- airforceAerial military branch
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
- infantryGround combat troops
cavalry · battalion · regiment · division · platoon · squadron · brigade · corps
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- entrenchmentFortified or fixed position
- palisadeFence of pointed stakes
- parapetLow wall at edge
bulwark · rampart · bastion · citadel · stronghold · blockade · missile defense · air defense
At the sides of
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
diversion · pincer · sabotage · formation · scorched-earth · feint · blitz · suppression
armaments
Collective military weapons
fighter · missile · ammunition · helmet · kevlar · grenade · submarine · drone · camouflage · rifle
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
logistics · reconnaissance · amphibious · airborne · theater · siege · patrol · counterinsurgency · evacuation · extraction
assault
Violent offensive act
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
blitzkrieg · airstrike · raid · offensive · attack · strike · advance · charge · salvo · barrage
doctrine
Established body of teachings
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
national security · intelligence · asymmetric warfare · balance of power · command structure · geopolitics · grand strategy · escalation · brinkmanship · attrition
army
Organized land-based military
infantry · cavalry · battalion · regiment · division · platoon · squadron · brigade · corps · troops
fortification
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- entrenchmentFortified or fixed position
- palisadeFence of pointed stakes
parapet · bulwark · rampart · bastion · citadel · stronghold · blockade · missile defense · air defense · interceptor
flanking
At the sides of
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
infiltration · diversion · pincer · sabotage · formation · scorched-earth · feint · blitz · suppression · close combat
militarilydiplomatically
With political finesse
peacefully · nonviolently · politically · pacifically · peaceably
militarilycivilly
With good manners
commercially · domestically · privately · academically · industrially
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