to repel an offensive
41Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan, adj., n. /sree lahng keuh, lang keuh, shree / an island republic in the Indian Ocean, S of India: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 18,762,075; 25,332 sq. mi. (65,610 sq. km). Cap.: Colombo. Formerly, Ceylon. Arabic, Serendip.… …
42Battle of Debrecen — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Debrecen Offensive Operation caption=A Turan I tank of the Hungarian 2nd Armoured Division in action near Debrecen, 1944. partof=World War II place=Debrecen / Nyíregyháza, Hungary date=October 6, 1944 ndash;… …
43attack — vb Attack, assail, assault, bombard, storm are comparable not only in their military but also in their extended senses. All carry as their basic meaning to make a more or less violent onset upon. Attack originally connoted a fastening upon… …
441948 Arab–Israeli War — 1948 Arab Israeli War Part of 1948 Palestine war Ca …
45Battle of Britain — This article is about the Second World War battle. For other uses, see Battle of Britain (disambiguation). Battle of Britain Part of the Second World War …
46Operation Tractable — Part of Operation Overlord Canadian forces moving toward Falaise …
47Chemical weapons in World War I — A poison gas attack using gas cylinders in World War I. The use of chemical weapons in World War I ranged from disabling chemicals, such as tear gas and the severe mustard gas, to lethal agents like phosgene and chlorine. This chemical warfare… …
48Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress — B 17 redirects here. For other uses, see B17 (disambiguation). B 17 Flying Fortress Boeing B 17E …
49disgust — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. nauseate, sicken, revolt, repel, offend. n. aversion, nausea, loathing, abhorrence. See pain,dislike. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. loathing, repugnance, revulsion; see hatred 1 , objection 1 . v. Syn.… …
50push back — I noun the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw • Syn: ↑rollback • Hypernyms: ↑offense, ↑offence, ↑offensive II verb cause to move back by force or influence …
