Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alpha strike

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: al-pha strike
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sudden, massive, devastating concentration of fire upon a single opponent in order to immediately neutralize the opponent with overwhelming force.

Example Sentences

"But you did specify naval gunfire, and so at that point... yeah, I think Invincible is pretty much the one that takes the cake for "most devastating alpha strike". Everything else either took a lot longer to die, or had to be hit by a lot more shells before it went boom."

Inflected Forms

alpha strikes (plural)

Questions

What does alpha strike mean?: A sudden, massive, devastating concentration of fire upon a single opponent in order to immediately neutralize the opponent with overwhelming force.

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