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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

group action go
action taken by a group of people

action, military action
a military engagement

noun.act

10 Subcategories

amphibious landing go
a military action of coordinated land, sea, and air forces organized for an invasion
engagement, fight, battle, conflict go
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
blockade, encirclement go
a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
defense, defence, defensive measure go
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
electronic warfare, EW go
military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum
police action go
a local military action without declaration of war
resistance go
the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
saber rattling, sabre rattling go
the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)
sortie, sally go
a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
war, warfare go
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy