English Explanatory Dictionary

signature strike

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A military attack which is based on detecting suspicious activity rather than confirmed intelligence of terrorism.

Word forms

signature strike signature strikes

Etymology

From the justification for such strikes being suspicious patterns of behavior thought to be "signatures" of terrorists.

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