"holding action" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: holding actions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} holding action (plural holding actions)
  1. An attack designed to prevent an enemy from attacking, or from moving its position
    Sense id: en-holding_action-en-noun-N8vgM8xZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for holding action meaning in English (0.7kB)

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