"strike off strength" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: strikes off strength [present, singular, third-person], striking off strength [participle, present], struck off strength [past], struck off strength [participle, past], stricken off strength [participle, past]
Etymology: From strike off + strength (“armed forces”). Etymology templates: {{com|en|strike off|strength|t2=armed forces}} strike off + strength (“armed forces”) Head templates: {{en-verb|strike<,,struck,struck:stricken> off strength}} strike off strength (third-person singular simple present strikes off strength, present participle striking off strength, simple past struck off strength, past participle struck off strength or stricken off strength)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, Commonwealth, military, historical) To discharge or decommission a soldier, animal or vehicle out of the service of the armed forces. Tags: Commonwealth, historical, intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-strike_off_strength-en-verb-i9R-EIdY Categories (other): Commonwealth English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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