tactical
/ˈtæktɪk(ə)l/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having a military appearance, typically with accessories such as a bipod, adjustable stock, detachable magazine or black coloration.
noun
A combinator of proof tactics.
noun
A private war reenactment event involving mock battles or skirmishes.
Example Sentences
- "As in the 1-0 win against Norway in Oslo, this was an England performance built on the foundations of solid defence and tactical discipline."
- "tactical nuclear weapon"
- "There are already hopes that actual tactical surprise has been attained, and we hope to furnish the enemy with a succession of surprises during the course of the fighting."
- "The repeat that we use here is called a tactical, or tactic combinator. The behavior of repeat t is to loop through running t, running t on all generated subgoals, running t on their generated subgoals, and so on. When t fails at any point in this search tree, that particular subgoal is left to be handled by later tactics."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-der. Proto-Hellenic *tat͏̌t͏̌ō Ancient Greek τάσσω (tássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek τακτικός (taktikós)bor. New Latin tacticabor. English tactic English -al English tactical From tactic + -al.
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Phrases
battalion tactical group
tactical air commander
tactical air control center
tactical area
tactical assembly area
tactical call sign
tactical center
tactical combat