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Definition of Military action
1. Noun. A military engagement. "He saw action in Korea"
Exact synonyms: Action
Specialized synonyms: Amphibious Landing, Battle, Conflict, Engagement, Fight, Blockade, Encirclement, Defence, Defense, Defensive Measure, Electronic Warfare, Ew, Police Action, Resistance, Saber Rattling, Sabre Rattling, Sally, Sortie, War, Warfare
Generic synonyms: Group Action
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Specialized synonyms: Amphibious Landing, Battle, Conflict, Engagement, Fight, Blockade, Encirclement, Defence, Defense, Defensive Measure, Electronic Warfare, Ew, Police Action, Resistance, Saber Rattling, Sabre Rattling, Sally, Sortie, War, Warfare
Generic synonyms: Group Action
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Military Action
Literary usage of Military action
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Historic Background and Annals of the Swiss and German Pioneer Settlers of by Henry Frank Eshleman (1917)
"427, we find these brethren, meeting and passing remonstrances against military
action. About the same time in the same Vol., page 576, we find these same ..."
2. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1903)
"The German Government contended that the military action taken by British ...
The military action of the British and Americans was considered to have the ..."
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